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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. Why does Teddie say she does not want Daunis to come with her to where she is going in Chapter 4?

2. What movie do Daunis and Jamie watch together in Chapter 18?

3. What is Daunis's Native American heritage?

4. What does Daunis drink in Chapter 5?

5. What is GrandMary's illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daunis do on an almost daily basis to be healthy and calm?

2. Why does Daunis need to learn how to make meth?

3. Who do Ron and Jamie tell Daunis was working with the FBI months earlier?

4. What surprises Daunis about Levi's reaction to the news that she and Jamie are dating?

5. In Part II, why is Daunis so mad at Jamie at first?

6. What theory does the FBI have about the compound in the really dangerous meth it has found months earlier?

7. Why does Teddie not want Daunis to come to the Blanket Party with her?

8. What does Daunis think when she first meets Jamie Johnson?

9. What does Daunis do with Granny June almost every day in Part II?

10. Why do Lily and Daunis understand each other so well?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters' experiences and perspectives does Boulley use to highlight some of the tensions between tribal members and the tribal council, especially in the beginning of the novel? What are some of these specific tensions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Daunis have so little trust in most men, even before she realizes Jamie has lied to her as part of his undercover identity in the investigation? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Boulley reveal to the reader about the centrality of Native American traditions and beliefs surrounding death through Daunis's own partial-death experience towards the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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