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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. Why is Lyman angry with Lipsha when he visits Shawnee?

2. When Lyman wakes he can't tell if it was a dream or if he was where?

3. What does the narrator say Albertine did not escape?

4. Whom does Lipsha wish he could carry himself like?

5. Who is said to have a "foot on death's row"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albertine know about the name Four Soul?

2. How does Lyman try to distract himself from the attraction of gambling?

3. What happens when Lipsha finds Fleur at the church in Chapter 11?

4. What happened to Xavier the night he proposed to Zelda?

5. What is Lyman's new business plan?

6. Where does Lyman feel he lost his "true face"?

7. What catches Albertine's attention when she is watching a documentary?

8. How does Lipsha feel about Shawnee at the gathering?

9. How do Shawnee's parents act at the gathering?

10. Why does Lulu go to the post office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how animal imagery is used in this novel. Select four examples of animal imagery and explain the following: Who is represented, what is represented, how tradition is reflected and the impact on the characters/plot of "The Bingo Palace."

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lipsha's relationship with his medicine. How refined is it? How and when does he use it? Why does Lipsha want to strengthen his power? What does medicine mean to the people of the reservation? What does it mean when Lipsha misuses it or does not use it at all? How does Lipsha's medicine define him?

Essay Topic 3

Who seems to be more powerful in this novel, men or women? Use examples from the text to support your opinions. Be sure to describe power.

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