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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 threat does Lonnie make against Calliope with on the night Sam comes to Calliope's apartment for dinner?
2. In the chapter titled "Coyote Gets His Powers," who decides to rename the animal people?
3. Who does Cochran's secretary tell him is waiting in his office in the chapter titled "Five Faces of Coyote Blue?"
4. Who might take notice if Aaron's name appears next to Sam's name in the newspaper?
5. In Chapter 2, what does Pokey say he must do for his nephew?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Coyote receive his shape-shifting ability?
2. Why is Aaron angry at Sam concerning Sam's meeting with Cable and Cochran?
3. Why didn't Sam believe his gut feeling that the young Indian was Old Man Coyote?
4. Why is Sam so disconcerted by Aaron's story about the Indian attacking Cable and Cochran's threatening a lawsuit?
5. Why does Tinker attack Spagnola?
6. What event causes Sam to flee from Crow Country to Santa Barbara?
7. According to Coyote's story, why do the Crow Indians use sweat lodges as part of their religious traditions?
8. What does Pokey's initial interpretation of Sam's dream of Lloyd Commerce lead him to do with Sam?
9. Why does Adeline say she is getting bad medicine from being Crow in the chapter titled, "Five Faces of Coyote Blue?"
10. Why is Mr. Cable so resistant to accepting the multi-million dollar policy Sam wants to write for him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the title Coyote Blue mean? How does Moore explain the title within the book? Why did he choose this particular title?
Essay Topic 2
What is M.F.'s role in the novel? What does the story of his past reveal about him? Why does he choose to help Sam and Coyote?
Essay Topic 3
How does the author use irony in Coyote Blue? What are some instances of irony? Why are they ironic?
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