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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. When does Victoria learn that she was adopted?

2. What did Bear Shield kill with a bow and arrow while riding a horse to entertain white people?

3. What do Victoria's adopted parents tell her about her ancestry?

4. Where was Jude Star shot during the Sand Creek Massacre?

5. How many daughters does Victoria have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Charles Star sent to Carlisle?

4. Who is the father of Victoria's first child, and how does she meet him?

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

6. How did Jude get his name?

7. How were Indian children treated after the Indian wars, and what did they have to endure to survive?

8. How did Opal come to work in Oakland?

9. Why did Opal leave Charles?

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

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Orange use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters the author has created?

Essay Topic 2

Victoria is raised by a white man and woman. How is Victoria affected by her upbringing in a white family, and how does she respond when she learns her birth parents were Indian?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Wandering Stars?

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