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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 does the dirt on the road in front of Aunt Ida's house remind Rayona of?

2. Where does Rayona learn that her mother is living?

3. Who writes to tell Christine that Lee is MIA?

4. In the hospital room, Elgin tells Christine that Rayona is no ____________.

5. What is the name of the DeMarco's dog that is mentioned in the letter Rayona finds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clara come to visit when Christine is four-years-old?

2. What kind of relationship does Rayona have with Elgin?

3. What is Christine's life like once she moves to Seattle?

4. What happens at the flag ceremony for Lee in the Mission gym?

5. How does Rayona end up winning a prize at the rodeo?

6. What happens the day Christine goes into labor with Rayona?

7. What are some of the daring things Christine does when she is growing up?

8. How does Christine act when they bring her into the hospital for her latest drinking binge and she gets her serious diagnosis?

9. What happens to Christine as she drives through the snowy landscape of Montana on the way to Lee's funeral?

10. What happens when Christine grabs her plastic bags of clothes and runs from Aunt Ida's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of religion in the novel and how Dorris uses it to reveal certain aspects of the characters and themes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of popular culture throughout the novel and the thread it provides to tie many aspects of the novel together.

Essay Topic 3

Is The Yellow Raft in Blue Water a testament to the strength of family ties, or a cautionary tale about the tangled web of family legacies?

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