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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 is the name of Christine's best friend?

2. To Aunt Ida, Lee is the Indian ____________.

3. What year is the letter Christine is obsessed with supposed to be opened?

4. How old is Rayona at the beginning of the novel?

5. Where does Sky go during the Vietnam War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Christine and Rayona do after Christine's suicide attempt is thwarted?

2. Why is Rayona so fascinated by the lifeguard Ellen?

3. What kind of welcome do Christine and Rayona receive when they show up at Aunt Ida's house?

4. What happens between Father Tom and Rayona on the yellow raft in the lake at Bear Paw State Park?

5. Why does Christine return to Aunt Ida's while Rayona is in school?

6. What does Aunt Ida place Lee's casket during the funeral service?

7. How does Rayona describe what happens when Evelyn meets Father Tom?

8. What story about her family does Rayona tell Sky and Evelyn and why do they believe her?

9. How does Rayona end up getting a job at the state park?

10. Why does Dayton invite Christine out for dinner after Lee's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of ethnic identity throughout the novel in relation to the following characters: Rayona, Christine, Aunt Ida and Lee.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of symbolism throughout the novel. Where is it used, and to what effect? Does the symbolism correspond with any themes?

Essay Topic 3

What role do secrets play in the narrative of the three women and who do they affect the most profoundly?

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