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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. What is the title of a note Pen gives Tookie to read that she says is either a prose poem or flash fiction?

2. What does Dissatisfaction drive?

3. On May 28, what time does Asema text Tookie that she will be in late for work?

4. On May 31, what is Pollux going to do when he lays down his weapon?

5. In "The Circle," who is Laurent working for?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Night," what do Tookie, Pollux, and Hetta watch the news on their laptop and phones?

2. Why does Tookie go back out shopping after her first trip at Target?

3. What does Jackie tell Tookie about wearing red?

4. What is a signal event?

5. What type of dog does Roland Waring have, and where did he get the dog?

6. What is the state seal and flag of Minnesota, and why is Asema on a committee to get it changed?

7. How does business pick up at the bookstore?

8. Why does Tookie want to quit working at the bookstore, and why does Jackie tell her she cannot?

9. How does Pollux calm Tookie after Flora attacks her?

10. How does Louise feel about the bookstore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Tookie makes a comment that Native Americans do not wish to be victims. Why does she make that comment? How has the troubled relationship between Native Americans and whites caused Indigenous people to be seen as victims?

Essay Topic 3

A person can be haunted by regrets or spirits in the book. How are some characters literally haunted by ghosts or spirits? How are other characters haunted by regrets? How do both types of hauntings affect characters physically and emotionally?

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