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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. Where are Coyote Springs waiting for their audition?

2. What does Big Mom once try to do in the past?

3. How long have Victor and Junior stayed drunk?

4. What does Junior imagine about the plane the band rode on?

5. Who is sitting at Big Mom's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the band do mostly in Chapter Six and why?

2. What happens to the band in the recording studio?

3. What problem does the band encounter at the airport and what does Thomas do during the flight?

4. What do Sheridan and Wright do after talking to the band?

5. What knocks the band to the ground and what does Thomas ask Big Mom? How does she respond to his question?

6. What happens when Michael White Hawk sees Victor, Junior, Betty and Veronica?

7. How does Victor see Junior again and what does he do when he sees Junior?

8. Why does Wright bust into Checkers' hotel room?

9. What does Victor do at the studio and after they leave?

10. What does Checkers find when she sneaks out of Thomas' house and goes to the church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrative in Chapter 4 switches back and forth between the present and the past when Thomas' father, Samuel, played basketball with the tribal police. The incident with the police shows in many ways how some reservation residents resent any member of the tribe that succeeds. While some reservation residents engage in almost hero worship of one who excels, plenty of others seem to feel jealousy to the point of hatred.

1. Why do you think some poor people might get jealous of people from their circumstances doing well? Use examples from your own life and the text to support your answer.

2. What do you think is the differences in the people who hero worship someone who has done well as opposed to ones who are angry or hateful towards that person? Use examples from your own life and the text to support your answer.

3. Why do you think the police became violent when playing ball with Samuel? Use examples from your own life and the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Reservation Blues".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Reservation Blues". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Reservation Blues". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in "Reservation Blues"? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in "Reservation Blues" including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Reservation Blues" and your own live to support your opinion.

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