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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 Henry Bowman's primary goal?

2. What talent saved Max Collins?

3. Who is Zofia?

4. What does Ray Johnson learn about Pedro Gutierrez?

5. For what topic does the first chapter "Seeds" lay the foundation for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Rosa Gutierrez?

2. What law do Henry Bowman and his friends resent?

3. Who is Max Collins?

4. What happens to Zofia in the first chapter "Seeds"?

5. What is Henry Bowman's goal in life as a young person?

6. Who is Cameron Wilcox?

7. Who is Ad Topperwine?

8. Who are Henry Bowman's friends as a teenager?

9. What do Ad Topperwine and John Browning have in common?

10. What does Ray Johnson do after finishing his graduate degree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would this book be different if were told from the perspective of a black man, a woman, or someone else? How would Native Americans tell this story differently? How is the story limited by being told about a white man?

Essay Topic 2

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence?

Essay Topic 3

Assess the value of the killing spree at the end of the book. Is it a real resolution to the book's plot? Is it realistic? What is the purpose of the killing spree?

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