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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 were 71 Indian men and one Indian woman taken as prisoners of war in Oklahoma and sent to Florida to a start-shaped prison-castle?

2. What did Jude Star and a boy eat after they escaped the massacre at Sand Creek?

3. What was Charlie doing the morning before the morning he robbed a grocery store?

4. What type of places are Charlie and Opal robbing?

5. How many years did Jude Star spend as a prisoner of war in a prison-castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who raised Victoria?

2. What announcement did Pratt receive from San Francisco?

3. How did Victoria Bear Shield get her name?

4. What does Opal do with Charles's body?

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

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

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

8. How did Jude Star and a boy escape the Sand Creek massacre?

9. Why did Opal decide to leave her job?

10. What happened when Jude went to the peyote church with Bear Shield?

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

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Orange use artistic license to create the realistic background of Wandering Stars?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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