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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 many people attend the mass Joe and Angus attend in Chapter 5?

2. What color robe does Father Travis wear in Chapter 5?

3. Where does Geraldine have her vegetable garden?

4. What does Clemence wear to clean the church in Chapter 7?

5. What does Joe think that Linda Wishkob brings when she visits his mother for a second time in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Father Travis look like?

2. What chores does Joe do at Whitey's in Chapter 8?

3. What does Geraldine miss while she is hiding in her room in Chapter 5?

4. What does Mooshum do to keep busy in the spring and summer?

5. How does Mooshum spend autumn?

6. How does the family routine change in Chapter 8?

7. What does Joe mean when he says that his father can out-weather anybody?

8. What does Mooshum tell Joe about the man he has been seeing?

9. What do Joe and his father plant in the flower beds?

10. What happens the first time that Linda comes to Joe's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe and his family seek justice for the attack against Geraldine. What do Joe and his family think justice would be for the attacker? Why does the legal system not provide justice? How does Joe attempt to gain justice? Does Joe achieve justice for the attack?

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

Geraldine’s job is about secrets. What is Geraldine’s job and what does it have to do with secrets? Why is her job the cause of her attack?

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