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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aunt Ida come to Dayton's house to tell Christine?

2. What Christine and Rayona know about fixing cars doesn't fit into a ____________.

3. What does Christine see in the trash the day she leaves the reservation, after attending Lee's funeral?

4. In Christine's hallucination during the snow-covered drive to Montana, where does she see Lee standing?

5. When Christine thinks back on her life, she remembers it as the Christine Taylor album with _________ being the bittersweet Country & Western songs.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dorris' use of humor and irony throughout the novel. How does the humor provide an important counterpoint to the raw emotions of the novel? How do humor and irony add to the poignancy of these women's stories?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure of the novel and the effect of having the story told from three points of view. How does the impact of the novel different if the story is told in the reverse order?

Essay Topic 3

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

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