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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 does Patrice's mother use to make Patrice's favorite tea in "The Night Watch"?

2. How many of the homes on the reservation have tar paper roofs according to Millie's survey?

3. What was something that Roderick had liked at school?

4. How much money does Patrice give to Thomas for the delegation in "The Promotion"?

5. What color are Barnes's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patrice remember about the time that Bucky invited her to take a ride?

2. What odors does Millie like, and what is her favorite smell?

3. What dreams are Patrice and Zhaanat having about Vera?

4. In "The Tonsils," what announcement does Mr. Vold make?

5. What does Barnes decide to do to try to get Patrice's attention in "X=?"?

6. What do Patrice and Pokey see when they are snaring rabbits in "Snares"?

7. What happens when Vera is found in "Edith, Psychic Dog"?

8. How does Thomas remember that his father said the dead were cared for?

9. How does Thomas explain what the government is trying to do to Barnes?

10. How does the fund-raising match go between Joe and Wood Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wood Mountain is a young man who wants to make a life on the reservation. What do his relationships with Patrice and then Vera reveal about him and the type of person that he is? How would you describe Wood Mountain and the type of person he is?

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

Thomas and Rose have been married since they were 16. How would you describe the relationship between Thomas and Rose? How does an electric iron symbolize their relationship?

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