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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. Who does Michael question about why Northridge married Aase when she was terminally ill?

2. Who warns Michael about getting Karen's hopes up about a career in modeling?

3. What does Dalva's son's adoptive mother say she named the boy?

4. What is Michael's speech at the rotary club about?

5. Who does Dalva inform that Michael knows his life is a mess?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Northridge's journal entry after five years of being a missionary.

2. What does Northridge write about involving the Sioux's freedom?

3. How does Michael seduce Karen?

4. Why does Northridge ride to locate the wife of White Tree?

5. What happens to Michael when he leaves the hospital?

6. How do Dalva and Sam meet?

7. What does Northridge discover about the government's plans for the Sioux?

8. Discuss the journal entries of Northridge about the bodies he placed in the cellar.

9. What happens when Northridge runs into a Cavalry group?

10. Discuss Michael's speech at the rotary club.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heartache is a strong foil in the story. How does heartache prove to be a foil and what are the consequences of this foil?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of chapters and titles in the novel and the effect they have on the story.

Essay Topic 3

Flashbacks are used in the novel. Discuss the role of flashbacks and the positive and negative influence they have.

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