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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old did Odie remember that he was when his mom gave him a songbook for his birthday?

2. What did Herman Volz oversee at Lincoln Indian Training School?

3. What was the name of the girl where Odie took some clothes in Chapter 14?

4. What did Emmy take with her in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 12, where did Emmy tell Odie to put money she gave him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story did Odie tell in Chapter 13, when Albert could not tell a lady in a store what he wanted?

2. What did Odie find in the attic in Chapter 18?

3. Why was Odie thrown into the quiet room for the first time?

4. What did Odie find in the woods by an old oak tree in Chapter 19?

5. How did Odie feel about shooting Jack?

6. Why did Mose not speak?

7. In Chapter 13, how does Odie get three pairs of Red Wing Pershing boots for $15?

8. How did Odie and the others get his harmonica and Emmy before they left?

9. In Chapter 2, how does Odie think that the black snake happened to slither over Mrs. Brickman's foot?

10. In Chapter 14, how did Odie get shirts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view used by the author. What is the point of view in the novel? How does it affect what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 2

The children were mistreated at Lincoln Indian Training School. How were the children mistreated? Were the conditions and the treatment at the school inhumane?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leave readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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