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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. Who tells Lyman, "This time don't sell out for a barrel of weevil-shot flour and a mossy pork"?

2. How does Lulu feel about the way Marie raised Lipsha?

3. Who is Albertine's mother?

4. Where is the gathering Lipsha attends at the end of Chapter 1?

5. Who is the father of Shawnee Ray's son, Redford?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lyman feel he lost his "true face"?

2. What happens when Lipsha admits that he needs love medicine?

3. What does Lipsha get a tattoo of and why?

4. What makes Lipsha feel jealous when he visits Shawnee in Chapter 9?

5. What happened when Lipsha tried to heal Russell Kashpaw?

6. What happens when Lipsha feels that he sees his dead mother?

7. Why does Albertine take part in the naming ceremony?

8. Why does Lulu go to the post office?

9. What happens when Lipsha finds Fleur at the church in Chapter 11?

10. Why does the reservation community have high hopes for Lipsha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do family relationships complicate Lipsha's life? Describe some of his family relationships and the struggles they have together. How does Lipsha address these struggles? How do the struggles impact the characters and the plot? What is the author's commentary on family?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Lipsha's relationship with his medicine. How refined is it? How and when does he use it? Why does Lipsha want to strengthen his power? What does medicine mean to the people of the reservation? What does it mean when Lipsha misuses it or does not use it at all? How does Lipsha's medicine define him?

Essay Topic 3

Cars make frequent appearances in "The Bingo Palace." Describe each time a car is used in the plot. How do these cars reflect the characters involved? How do the cars add to the conflict of the novel? What do the cars represent?

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