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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. At the pizza place where Opal takes Lony, how much does it cost to play the arcade game he likes?
2. In Chapter 21, what type of car does Opal drive?
3. How many Indians does Sean Price know?
4. How long did Sean's brother Mike attend a military academy?
5. How much older is Sean's brother, Mike, than Sean?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who recognizes Opal when she starts going to the Friendship Center, and what does the woman have for Opal?
2. How did Orvil get shot?
3. How does Lony think his cutting is different from the cutting kids at school do?
4. What is the plan after Jacquie decides to live with Opal and the boys?
5. In Chapter 13, what does Orvil look up on the internet and why?
6. What do Sean, Mike, and Orvil start selling for Tom?
7. How does Opal think Orvil needs to respond to the shooting, and how does she try to help him?
8. How does Jacquie take photos and use them?
9. In Chapter 21, why do Loother and Lony have to go to an AA meeting with Jacquie?
10. What happened to Sean's mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Jude was a survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre. How and why did the massacre change his life?
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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