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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 "Jack Flees," what does Jack eat while he waits for John Murkin at the golf club?

2. Who does Little Elk remember died of smallpox in his family?

3. In "Death Visits," who does Two knock down with her crutches for saying something nasty about Negroes?

4. When the Muscogee banded together with the Cherokees in an attack, how many Indians went against the fort?

5. How many city folks does Two know that have come to the 101 and do not want to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Crawford's Problems," how does he steal a kiss from Bonita?

2. In "Visiting Two," what does Clive remember about being injured?

3. Where does Crawford live?

4. What happened to many of the allotments that the Indians were given?

5. In "Rebalancing," what does Two do with her vodka?

6. What happens when Ken takes Mickey to Chambliss Hall?

7. What do Clive and Shackleford decide to do after Dinah, the hippo, dies?

8. In "A New Routine," how is Crawford's relationship with Bonita progressing?

9. What problems does Bonita see with her relationship with Crawford?

10. What do Clive and Helen do after the first day of the appeal for the Scopes trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack wants to be with Two. What does he do to try to search Two’s room and get her attention? Why does he long to be with Two? What does desperation have to do with his decision to get a boy to turn a lemur loose?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 3

Clive and Helen begin courting. How do Clive and Helen begin courting? How does their relationship develop?

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