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1
The native tribes in Solar Storms believe that the world was created by
otters
beavers
bears
a white beluga whale
2
According to Bush, map makers most importantly neglected the work of
French Canadians
the Cree & Lakota Indians
melting ice
beavers
3
Angel's truck is released from the impounding due to the help of
Mr. Orenson
Tulik
Miss Nett
LaRue
4
Angel’s character arc in Solar Storms expresses a belief in the
necessity of stoicism
power of mind over matter
autonomy of the individual
possibility of healing
5
Who expresses interest in Albert Einstein’s theories about time in Solar Storms?
Frenchie
John Husk
Tommy Grove
Dora-Rouge
6
Loretta having to watch her kinspeople die due to eating poisoned deer while starving is an example of Linda Hogan’s
attention to the intergenerational legacy of historical trauma
attention to Western-led efforts to improve the environment
attention to the spiritual insights within Indigenous knowledge systems
attention to young people’s resolve to take control of the Earth’s future
7
...connected to one another underground, the older trees feeding the young sending off shoots growing" is an example of
hyperbole
anaphora
extended metaphor
metonymy
8
Agnes said that when she died, she wished to be
set adrift in a canoe
left on a mountaintop
buried with her ancestors
eaten by animals
9
The character who is a tribal judge is
Mikky
Miss Nett
Tulik
Luther
10
Which character tells the official creation story of the Beautiful People?
Ms. Nett
John Husk
Tulik
Frenchie
11
According to the beliefs Angel learns in Solar Storms, all living things grow from human beings’
hard work
deep silence
pious observation of God’s laws
proactive planning
12
Agnes' forgotten coat is returned to her by
Tommy Grove
LaRue Marks Time
Tulik
John Husk
13
At her abusive mother’s death, Angel feels
resentment
apathy
compassion
gratitude
14
Linda Hogan and Angel are both
physically disfigured
teachers
mothers
of mixed ancestry
15
When the Se Nay River became difficult, the women in the canoe could not turn back because
they were fully exhausted
the waterways behind them could be closed
both a and b
They would have to go against the current
16
In Angel’s view, modern Western developers exist in a state of having forgotten
why economics matters
the importance of treating mental illness
to think about the future
how to live in the world
17
The Indians who joined the protest in the land of the Fat-Eaters all
wanted more $ from BEEVCO
had lost incomes they got from hunting and trapping
believed they could still survive as a people
were Ojibwe
18
If Angel were a superhero, the MOST apt name for her would be
Plant Dreamer
Technology Master
Western Warrior
Female Superman
19
What do the military soldiers defending the dam construction business do to Mr. Orenson’s dogs?
eat them
shoot them
tease them
steal them
20
Angel’s emotional attitude at the beginning of her homecoming journey is BEST characterized as
self-confident
angry
stoic
aggressive
21
The novel Solar Storms can be classified as a literary comedy insofar as it ends with
a satire
an epiphany
a marriage
an allegory
22
The passage, "Dora-Rouge, I think now, was a root and we were like a tree family, aspens or birch,
continued on next page
continued on next page
continued on next page
continued on next page
23
Angel’s half-sister Henriet was
a top student
attuned to her Indigenous background
Angel’s caretaker
self-abusive
24
In Solar Storms, a traditionally held belief is that someone is born carrying with them
either an angelic or a demonic spirit
every idea they will ever have
all the evils of Pandora’s box
the spirit of someone deceased
25
Three old men and seven old women lived at
Two Town Post
Adam's Rib
the Hundred-Year-Old Road
North House
26
For Dora-Rouge, political protest testifies to
the ability of Indigenous people and Westerners to dialogue
the persistence of hope
nature’s indifference
the bad intentions of the military
27
What quality of Bush MOST strikes Angel upon their first reunion?
her gracefulness
her loneliness
her cleverness
her bitterness
28
Which of the following non-Western beliefs do the elders espouse in Solar Storms?
Humankind is on a steady path towards progress.
Humanity is not separate from the rest of the world.
Suffering is the fundamental condition of existence.
The ends justify the means.
29
Something that Bush says will "cost us our lives" and Tulik says creates vanity is a
birch bark canoe
government job
fur coat
mirror
30
According to the narrator in Solar Storms, who engaged in “the removal of spirit from everything”?
European settlers
all non-Christians
Indigenous protesters
American Transcendentalists
31
How old is Angel when she returns to Adam’s Rib?
15
19
18
17
32
In Solar Storms, the mainstream media’s response to the plight of the Indigenous community is
perpetuation of Noble Savage and Disappearing Indian tropes
fake news to discredit the protests
misrepresentation of Indigenous spirituality
no coverage of the issue at all
33
How does John Husk refer to Dora Rouge?
as his sister
as his soul mate
as his mother
as his nemesis
34
To whom does Dora Rouge often talk, even though he is dead?
her grandfather
her brother
her husband
her father
35
In Solar Storms, Angel and Tommy behold an iron teapot that symbolizes
deep history
the depths of trauma
Western hubris
hope for the future
36
Ek's book is primarily a guide to
plants
personal ancestry
animals
navigation
37
How many languages can Tommy Grove, Angel’s love interest, speak?
four
three
two
one
38
According to the values and philosophy espoused by Solar Storms, the oneness of humanity and nature means
nature is harsh, but humanity is triumphant
an apocalypse is inevitable
there is no reason to try to cure human sinfulness
by healing the planet we could heal ourselves
39
In Solar Storms, a covenant is established between Dora Rouge and
God
the board of Beevco Corporation
the entire human race
water
40
Whom did the James Bay Dam project MOST negatively affect?
Western investors
the Cree and Inuit
African Americans
the Canadian government
41
The phrase, "Opening. Rising. Muddy, soft and renewed" is an example of
hyperbole
metaphor
synecdoche
telegraphic sentences
42
What does Angel see reflected in the desolation caused by the floods ensuing from the dam?
the anger Aurora is likely to feel when she grows up
the mistakes that led to Agnes’s death on the journey
the despair that accompanied Dora Rouge’s death
the damage caused by the violence of her own childhood
43
Angel’s homecoming coincides with her mother’s
dying
disavowal of her Indigenous ancestry
departure
change of heart
44
In Solar Storms, the Beevco Corporation employees lose respect for Tulik when he
attempts to profit from their project
insults the workers who are only doing their job
trades in alcohol and drugs
acts as a nurturer
45
Why does Angel steal baby photos from Woolworth’s?
because she has no money
because she wants to hurt Hannah
because she has none of her own
because she longs for a sibling
46
The prologue of Solar Storms is composed of a(n)
memory
parable
dream
thought experiment
47
Angel expresses the thought that evil in the world could be summarized as
drought
hunger
reversal
fire
48
Angel obtains all of the following good things on her journey EXCEPT
her mother's love
familial community
healing
hope
49
Events in Solar Storms reflect real events around the construction of dams at
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Grand Coulee
Lake Oroville
50
When the women receive a letter at Two Town addressed to Agnes, they believe that
Agnes may still be alive
Fur Island is completely underwater
their mail is being intercepted
the Canadian govt. is sending armed men to Two Town
51
The experienced political activist who has made several prison escapes is named
Jarrell Illinois
Justin LeBlanc
Arlie Caso House
Mr. Orenson
52
The woman who delivers Angel from Hannah’s womb is named
Gita
Jere
Ruby
Helene
53
The village of Sleepers rejected electricity because
they believed the wires contained spirits
too much light upset the animals
they thought bigger changes would follow it
they did not want to pay for what could be free
54
A reader of Solar Storms will gain MOST knowledge and insight about the
historical oppression of Indigenous peoples
potential and dangers of artificial intelligence
consequences of climate change
experiences of the poor in the Global South
55
Who supports the dam protest effort by writing and sneaking out letters that document the injustices that are happening?
Dora-Rouge
Tulik
Ms. Nett
Bush
56
Whose daughter dies by drowning in Solar Storms?
Hannah's
Frenchie's
Tulik's
Miss Nett's
57
How does Hannah, Angel’s mother, die?
by suicide
she is stabbed
a mercy killing
a drug overdose
58
When Hannah died, people found tracks of
Wolverine
bear
the machine operators
beaver
59
Holy String Town can BEST be described as
suspicious
dead
devastated
welcoming
60
What animal trapped by mud symbolizes the people trapped within the Beevco Corporation’s dam construction zone?
a bear
a moose
an otter
an eagle
61
The reasons the women traveled to the Land of the Fat-Eaters was/were to
all of the above
join the protest
collect seeds and roots
take Dora-Rouge to her death
62
Tommy and Angel might never have bonded had it not been for
Tommy’s interest in modern science
the canoe journey she takes with her relatives
a funeral held to grieve for Helene
Angel’s unwillingness to let go of her past
63
Holy String Town got its name because it
was laid out like roasry beads
believed to have been tied to gods
was purchased with wampum belts
was built in the shape of a cross
64
All of the following pairs of people have a romantic link EXCEPT
Agnes & John Husk
Dora-Rouge & Tulik
Frenchie & Justin LeBlanc
Mr. Orenson & Gita
65
When Angel meets her abusive mother again, her mother
pleads for forgiveness
expresses deep remorse
denies having abused her
seeks her help and support