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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. What type of church was close to Jude's allotment land?

2. When is Jacquie Red Feather born?

3. How long after Pratt had been forced into an early retirement did Roosevelt use Indians for his inaugural parade?

4. What was Jude's name before he became Star?

5. Where was Hannah from who Jude met at church when he got his voice back?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who raised Victoria?

2. What happened after a failed escape attempt from the prison-castle?

3. How did Charles become addicted to laudanum?

4. How did Victoria Bear Shield get her name?

5. What did Pratt remember about a train ride in 1875?

6. How did Jude and Bear Shield survive when they went off on their own?

7. Who was Hannah, and how did she and Jude meet?

8. What does Opal tell her unborn child about Charles?

9. How did Opal come to work in Oakland?

10. Why was Jude late for a ceremony to help cure Bear Shield's wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Wandering Stars, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Sean struggles to live with his brother and father after his mother died. Why does he struggle to live with them? How would you describe the relationship Sean had with his father and brother, and how it affects his life?

Essay Topic 3

Opal makes a home for the Red Feather brothers. What type of atmosphere does she create for the boys, and how is that atmosphere affected by Orvil being shot at the powwow?

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