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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 "Log Jam 26," what does the taxi driver say it will cost Patrice for a ride?

2. In 1906, how much land was stolen from the Ute, Uintah, and Ouray Reservations?

3. Where was the government boarding school that Thaoms attended?

4. What is Bitty doing when she sits next to Patrice on the train in "Log Jam 26"?

5. Where is Patrice's father at the end of "Valentine's Days"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a short description of the bill that Congress wants to pass regarding the Indians?

2. What happens on the train when a man tells Patrice that he wants her to trade seats with his wife?

3. Where does Patrice keep her money, and why does she not let anyone know where it is?

4. What does Bernadette look like when Patrice sees her, and what news does Bernadette give Patrice?

5. Who is Lloyd Barnes?

6. Why does Patrice need time off work, and how does she get time off?

7. What does Bernadette send the baby with when she gives him to Patrice?

8. What does Biboon say they did in the beginning to keep their land?

9. What type of iron did Thomas buy Rose and why?

10. What happened to Louis Pipestone's son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter titles refer to objects, people, or places that appear in the novel. How are some of the titles unexpected? How do the titles help readers focus on ideas or themes in a chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Bucky nearly rapes Patrice. How do Bucky, Norbert, and Barnes treat women? Why are the men examples of toxic masculinity?

Essay Topic 3

There is an uneasy and sometimes contentious relationship between the Indians and the whites. How do the Wobleszynskis graze their cattle on Juggie’s land? How did the Lauders obtain such good farmland on the reservation? What is revealed about exploitation through the relationships between whites and Indians?

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