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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 singer's voice is Charlie hearing in his head at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. How many including Jude Star and Bear Shield were rounded up in Chapter 1 and taken to Fort Sill and then Florida?

3. What is the name of the woman Opal works for?

4. Within how many days must after Charlie dies must Opal bury his body?

5. Where was the shack where Charlie lived?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Victoria Bear Shield get her name?

3. Who participated in an inaugural parade for Roosevelt?

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

5. Who raised Victoria?

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

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

8. How is Charles shot?

9. How did Jude get his name?

10. How does Victoria learn that she is Indian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles and subtitles? What are some purposes of chapter titles and subtitles? How does Orange use chapter titles and subtitles in Wandering Stars?

Essay Topic 3

Orvil, Loother, and Lony have been alienated from their cultural and ancestral heritage. How does that alienation affect how they define themselves and the choices they make as they grow up?

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