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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. In Chapter 20, who has Opal been flirting with at work for years?

2. How old was Sean when he was adopted?

3. What instrument does Orvil's grandmother give him after he is shot?

4. How long is Jacquie staying at Opal's as a trial period in Chapter 18?

5. Where does Sean go to high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Orvil begin to feel about the pills and that he might run out?

2. Who recognizes Opal when she starts going to the Friendship Center, and what does the woman have for Opal?

3. How is Sean injured?

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

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

6. In Chapter 21, why do Loother and Lony have to go to an AA meeting with Jacquie?

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

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

9. What did Orvil and Sean used to do together in elementary school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Orange use more metaphors or similes in Wandering Stars? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the story more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

An attitude developed that Indians needed to be stripped of their heritage and forced to embrace white culture. How and why did the attitude whites had toward Indians and their culture affect the characters in Chapters 1-7?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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