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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. To which mythical creature does Ira compare John?

2. What kind of crayon does Apitchi want to eat?

3. What was Ira’s father’s job?

4. What is Seraphine’s distinctive physical feature?

5. What does Shawnee eat from the bathroom cupboard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shawnee feel about Honey?

2. What is John’s attitude towards Ira?

3. Why does Ira kiss Morris?

4. What happened to Bernard’s family?

5. Why is Shawnee angry at her mother?

6. Why is Ira worried when she talks to Seraphine?

7. Why does Morris fall in love with Ira?

8. Why are Shawnee and her brother fighting?

9. Which of Ira’s possessions survives the fire, and why?

10. What causes the fire at Ira’s house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do family and tribalism play in the novel? Consider traditional and nontraditional families such as the Tatros, Faye’s father and his students, and the family Anaquot and Ziigwan’aage built together. What common thread do these families have?

Essay Topic 2

When Faye considers the nature of her work, she notes that she is not “a traditional Ojibwe” (33). Why do you think she chooses to distance herself from her cultural heritage? What other elements does she use to build an identity? Does this identity change through her journey?

Essay Topic 3

Identify three sets of foil characters in the novel. How do these characters emphasize and contrast each other?

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