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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 6, when Koi Chitto wakes in the Houmas village, what does a young girl child give him?

2. In Chapter 10, who are going to New York City to gather evidence that the D'Amto brothers, Redford McAlester, and Carl Tonica laundered money?

3. How long do the Choctaw usually wait to release the bones of the dead from the burial scaffold?

4. When did Delores and Dovie Love run away from boarding school?

5. When did Isaac join the army?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Susan say to the crowd in front of her house?

2. How does Koi Chitto die?

3. Why does Carl Tonica call the FBI in Chapter 9?

4. What does Gore know about Delores and Dovie Love?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does a woman say?

6. What does Red Shoes tell Anoleta that he is doing in Chapter 8?

7. When did Delores first come to the Billy house?

8. What does a woman emissary chant to Red Shoes in Chapter 11?

9. How did Delores learn more Choctaw music and start a revival of Choctaw music and traditions?

10. How was Shakbatina's body prepared by Nitakechi when she died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 3

Koi Chitto encounters an alligator and a porcupine spirit. How does Koi Chitto encounter an alligator? How does he encounter a porcupine spirit? What do the alligator and the spirit symbolize about his destiny?

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