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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. Who gave Evelina Holy Track's boots?

2. In "Satan: Hijacker of a Planet," what weather problems were there?

3. How old was Marne when she drove a small sledge and tractor?

4. How many days a week did Judge Coutts sentence Corwin to apprentice himself to Shamengwa?

5. What was the name of Billy's personal secretary in "The Kindred"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Shamengwa injure his arm?

2. Why did Neve file a claim on everything John took from the house?

3. How did Marn come to handle snakes?

4. How did Billy and Marn settle in at the farm in "The Daniels"?

5. How did Shamengwa play the fiddle with his deformed arm?

6. When did Evelina go to college, and what did she take with her?

7. What were the pictures that Marn could get in her head, and how did she use them?

8. In "The Daniels," what conversation did Billy and Marn's dad have?

9. How did Judge Coutts describe Shamengwa?

10. How did John get caught for the kidnapping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does Erdrich use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters she has created?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Erdrich use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Asiginak, Holy Track, Mooshum, and Cuthbert discovered the murders at the Lochren farm, but did not go to the sheriff. Why did the men not report the murderers to the sheriff?

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