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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 Dave learn about Darlene?

2. Who does Dave let in for a glass of water?

3. Who does Dave see through binoculars?

4. What does Dave tell Alafair is wrong with him?

5. What is the apparent cause of Darlene's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dave picks up Alafair at school and do you think the teacher and principal are justified in their response?

2. What does Dave learn at the Blackfeet Reservation, and do you think the Chief is being as helpful as possible?

3. How does Cletus now become a sympathetic character?

4. How does Cletus save Dave's wife and do you think he and Dave are more alike than first seemed?

5. How does Mrs. Desmarteau receive Dave, and what does he learn?

6. What happens that seems to indicate that Dixie Lee may finally be getting his life back on track?

7. What does Dave learn when he is riding to the Reservation on their bus and how might that affect his feelings towards Darlene?

8. Why is Dave rushing to Cletus' home and what does he find?

9. Is Dave's response to Cletus taking Charlie out of the house ethical?

10. What is Dave's response to Dixie Lee's request to help and do you think it is wise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dave is beginning to feel desperate by Chapter 10, thinking he will have to go on the run if he does not prove his innocence. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think Dave would be smart to go on the run rather than stand trial if he cannot prove his innocence?

2. Do you think that Dave would have more success as an outlaw than most because of his cop background? Why or why not?

3. Would it be fair to subject Alafair of a life as a fugitive?

Essay Topic 2

It is obvious Dave dearly loves Alafair, his daughter, but at times, he seems to make decisions that are perhaps not in her best interest. Discuss the following:

1. Dave goes to the Sheriff who cannot help Dave when Dave first receives the letter with the implied threat against Alafair. Because the Sheriff says he cannot help Dave, does this mean it's the wises thing to do to beat up these men when getting thrown in jail will perhaps leave Alafair vulnerable?

2. Is it wise for Dave to given in to Alafair's pleading and take her with him to Montana? Would it have been more harmful to be separated from her father when her mother's death is still not in the too-distant past?

3. Is there anything Dave could have/should have done differently concerning Alafair throughout the story?

Essay Topic 3

Dixie Lee is involved in a fatal accident while driving and drinking in which a child is killed. Discuss one of the following:

1. Do you think it is just to send Dixie Lee to prison for the reason stated above? What if it is the first DUI? The third?

2. Obviously Dixie Lee does not rehabilitate in prison as he is still drinking. Is prison a place for rehabilitation? If not, should it be? If so, how does it rehabilitate people? Explain fully with examples.

3. If a loved one (either friend, relative, or romantic partner) drinks and drives impaired and kills a child, would you fight to keep that person out of prison? Why or why not? Explain fully with examples.

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