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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. In Chapter 26, what does Teddie encourage Daunis to do?

2. In Chapter 28, why does Daunis get really mad at Levi?

3. In Chapter 33, what does Levi say is the explanation for the money in his account?

4. In Chapter 38, what does Grant tell Daunis?

5. In Chapter 40, what does Jamie give Daunis as a present?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, how do Daunis's tribe elders support her and how does she feel about it?

2. In Chapter 37, what does Daunis think was Travis's intention in creating meth-X?

3. In Chapter 24, what does Coach Bobby say Daunis should be doing in hockey?

4. In Chapter 34, what does Daunis find in her uncle's secret desk drawer?

5. In Chapter 33, what does Levi say is the explanation for the money in his joint bank account with Daunis?

6. In Chapter 25, what confuses Daunis about Jamie's behavior towards her?

7. In Chapter 25, how does Daunis react to Mike's romantic overtures?

8. In Chapter 39, what does Daunis reveal to Jamie about her health history?

9. In Chapter 38, what does Auntie tell Daunis about the charity hockey game that hurts Daunis's feelings?

10. What is Daunis's family connection to Helene Edwards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Boulley chose to write the novel entirely from the first person perspective with Daunis Fontaine as the narrator? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Boulley is attempting to communicate to the reader by making the tribal elders an integral part of Daunis's rescue team at the climax of the novel? 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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