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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 is Mercury Thunder?

2. Who deeply loves Red Dress?

3. What is Pumpkin's memento from diving into Lake Michigan?

4. Martin visits regularly during her confinement, but what is he never allowed to do?

5. What does Margaret Many Wounds request of her grandson, Harley Wind Soldier?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives Pumpkin a somewhat incongruous appearance?

2. What does Margaret do as she becomes increasingly ill?

3. What do the two protagonists have in common?

4. How does Jeannette try to assimilate herself into the Native American culture?

5. What does Calvin have Herod make him?

6. Why does Jeannette abandon James Fenimore Cooper?

7. Why does Jeannette visit Anna?

8. How does Lydia feel about Duane?

9. What is special about Sioux soup?

10. How does Chester entertain Anna when the Ferris wheel gets stuck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters have vivid dreams.

Part 1) Give an example of some of these dreams.

Part 2) What is the purpose of the dreams?

Part 3) How do the characters use the dreams in decision-making?

Essay Topic 2

Through most of the book, Harley is depressed and has low self-esteem.

Part 1) Why is he like this?

Part 2) Give examples of this character flaw from the text.

Part 3) Compare and contrast Harley prior to the vision quest and after the vision quest.

Essay Topic 3

By the end of the book, Charlene is on her way to be with her parents for the first time.

Part 1) How might she be feeling? Why?

Part 2) How might her parents and paternal grandmother feel while waiting for her arrival? Why?

Part 3) Will Charlene be able to adjust to her new surroundings and blended culture? Use information from the text to support your answer.

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