Wandering Stars Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Tommy Orange
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 192 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Wandering Stars Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Tommy Orange
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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 was Jude Star when the Sand Creek massacre happened?

2. What did Charlie play in the marching band at Carlisle?

3. What Indian tribe did Hannah live with when she was a child?

4. Where did the opal come for which Opal was named?

5. When is Jacquie Red Feather born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Victoria learn that she is Indian?

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

3. How did Jude get his name?

4. Who participated in an inaugural parade for Roosevelt?

5. How did Opal get her middle name?

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

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

8. How did Charles become addicted to laudanum?

9. How did Victoria Bear Shield get her name?

10. Why was Charles Star sent to Carlisle?

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 in a book. What points of view are used in Wandering Stars? How do these points of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does changing the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

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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