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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 "The Night Watch," what is Rose doing when Patrice comes home?

2. Who did Valentine embroider for when she was in borading school?

3. In "The Committee," where does Millie go after the meeting to decide who is going to Washington, D.C.?

4. When did the Indians get the vote?

5. In "Battle Royale," what is the suggested surcharge for the boxing match?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Vera in "What She Needed"?

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

3. What starts happening to Vernon?

4. What is Valentine's new job?

5. Why does Millie ask her father to bring Thomas Wazhashk when they pick her up from the train station in Rugby in "The Hungry Man"?

6. What does Roderick remember about working in the school bakery?

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

8. In "The Runner," what does Thomas see when he is driving home from work?

9. In "Flying over Snow," what happens when Patrice is out snaring rabbits?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Gerald and Thomas preside at Paranteau’s burial. What do Gerald and Thomas do to prepare Paranteau for the after-life? How long and what ceremonies are performed for the burial? In what ways is he and is he not buried in the old ways?

Essay Topic 3

People living on the reservation were poor and often did not have electricity or running water. What different levels of poverty are there on Turtle Mountain? How does the reservation system make it difficult for people living on the reservation to improve their socio-economic status?

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