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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 medal does Vincent have from his service in Korea?
2. When Sissy goes into premature labor, how long has it been since she has heard from her boyfriend?
3. How long has Hayes Shade sold cedar flutes, ribbon shirts, beaded moccasins, and such?
4. About how far does Vincent live from the Roosevelt Elementary School in 1981?
5. Where does Ever get a job in 1995?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Sissy's boyfriend Tank abandons her after she gets pregnant?
2. Why does Hayes Shade give Ever a booger mask?
3. Where does Turtle get a job after Everardo is nearly beaten to death and why does she like it?
4. Why does Turtle call her mother in 1976 after a trip to Mexico?
5. What happens when Ever will not go to school in 1986?
6. Why does Lila have to get Ever in 1990?
7. After Everardo's bout in the hospital, why does TG&Y want to fire Turtle, and why does she not get fired?
8. What do Quinton and Ever spend their per cap payments on?
9. Why does Ever get angry with his father in 1990?
10. What happens when Turtle and Everardo drive home from Mexico in 1976?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Turtle Faith Geimausaddle lives for three days. How and why does Turtle Faith’s life cause the family to reconcile?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of Calling for a Blanket Dance? How does the way that 12 first-person narrators are used influence what readers know about events and characters? How does following different characters help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Ever?
Essay Topic 3
Hokeah reveals Leander’s life during a pivotal time. How do the events in Calling for a Blanket Dance help Leander mature and grow?
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