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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. How old is Joe at the beginning of the novel?

2. How long does it take the police officers to take a statement from Geraldine in Chapter 1?

3. What nickname did Joe's Old Mooshum give him?

4. How old is Napoleon in Chapter 4?

5. Where does Joe fall asleep at the end of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Geraldine in Chapter 1?

2. What is Geraldine's job?

3. How does Bazil describe the Larks?

4. How does Joe describe his mother and her sister?

5. What does Joe realize about judges and how does his father fit the stereotype?

6. What does the gas can look like that Joe finds in the lake?

7. What sound does Joe hear when he is at the round house?

8. In Chapter 4, what does Joe visualize that the attacker did?

9. What type of bike does Cappy have, and what is the condition of the bike?

10. Before his mother is hurt, what did Joe usually do after school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Joe and his father remove saplings from the foundation of their house. Why do the saplings have to be removed? What do the saplings symbolize in Joe’s life and the life of his family? What is there in his life that has to be removed, just like the saplings?

Essay Topic 2

The Ojibwe are divided into clans. How are the Ojibwe divided into clans? What is the purpose and significance of the clans? Why are the clans important to Ojibwe law and everyday life?

Essay Topic 3

The Ojibwe are divided into clans. How are the Ojibwe divided into clans? What is the purpose and significance of the clans? Why are the clans important to Ojibwe law and everyday life?

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