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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 Moon Shadow call cars?

2. What does the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow do?

3. What did the owner of the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow do to help Windrider?

4. Where does Windrider first learn about the Wright Brothers?

5. Why is Moon Shadow so surprised by what Miss Whitlaw gives him when they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

2. What does Moon Shadow call America, and why?

3. What special job for the company is Moon Shadow given?

4. What surprises Moon Shadow about the white people in America?

5. How does Bright Star feel about what Windrider hopes to build? Why does he feel this way?

6. What does Moon Shadow find strange about his father's room?

7. What happens when Windrider goes to confront Black Dog?

8. How has Moon Shadow come to respect his father?

9. What does Windrider do for a living?

10. What causes Windrider to regret saving Black Dog's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bright Star and Windrider are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

Essay Topic 2

Belonging and having security were two themes present in this novel. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

Gangs were a very prevalent theme in this book. How did this theme affect the main characters?

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