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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 Sean Price's mother when she lost a little brother to a fire?

2. What time do Opal and Orvil often go for walks after he is shot?

3. What did Sean dream of in the hospital that made him cough?

4. What color is a bird Orvil can sometimes see during his sessions with his therapist?

5. In what area of Oakland did Sean grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sean, Mike, and Orvil start selling for Tom?

2. Where does Sean spend his first semester of high school, and how does he feel about that?

3. How does Opal think Orvil needs to respond to the shooting, and how does she try to help him?

4. How did Orvil get shot?

5. How does Lony justify cutting himself?

6. In Chapter 13, what does Orvil look up on the internet and why?

7. What movie does Lony remember he and his brothers used to watch all the time, and what is the movie about?

8. What happened to Sean's mother?

9. What is the plan after Jacquie decides to live with Opal and the boys?

10. How does Jacquie take photos and use them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charlie and Opal grow up together. After they leave Carlisle, they become lovers and have a daughter together. How would you describe the relationship Charlie and Opal have and how it affects their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Opal makes a home for the Red Feather brothers. What type of atmosphere does she create for the boys, and how is that atmosphere affected by Orvil being shot at the powwow?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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