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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. In "Turtles and Hippos," for what animal is Buddy Parrish building a new enclosure?

2. In "Cheering Two Up," what does Two smell that is being fixed for lunch?

3. Which of the Miller brothers was taken into the Ponca tribe?

4. Who comes and captures the lemur in Chambliss Hall?

5. What denomination do the Boydston's belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Since Clive has seen the Indian under the tree, what other Indian has he seen?

2. Why is Little Elk concerned when Two gets in an automobile with Clive and Helen?

3. In "A New Routine," how is Crawford's relationship with Bonita progressing?

4. In "Visiting Two," what does Clive remember about being injured?

5. What did Jack do while Ken took the lemur to Chambliss Hall?

6. Where does Crawford live?

7. What do Clive and Shackleford decide to do after Dinah, the hippo, dies?

8. In "Rebalancing," what does Two do with her vodka?

9. In "Crawford's Problems," how does he steal a kiss from Bonita?

10. What parts of Glendale does Little Elk like and dislike?

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

Indians lived in the Tennessee for thousands of years. Who lived in the area that is now Tennessee before the whites came? How did the Indians use and share the land? Why did the whites think they could just take the land?

Essay Topic 3

Clive and Helen begin courting. How do Clive and Helen begin courting? How does their relationship develop?

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