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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 makes Shawnee decide to move?

2. Whom does Albertine recognize in the documentary?

3. Why did Albertine leave school to visit the reservation?

4. Where does Lipsha live?

5. What is Shawnee Ray Toose also known as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lipsha feel about Shawnee at the gathering?

3. How is Lipsha's relationship with Lyman complicated?

4. What does Lipsha discover about Zelda's plans for him and Shawnee during their date?

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

6. What role does Fleur play in Lyman's dream?

7. Why is Shawnee conflicted over her feelings for Lipsha?

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

9. Why does June's mother take her anger out on June in Chapter 6?

10. What happened to Xavier the night he proposed to Zelda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lipsha often reflects on his luck. How does luck appear in "The Bingo Palace" for Lipsha and the other characters? How do they feel about luck? To what do they compare it? What does luck mean in this novel and how is it compared to the natural world?

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

What does money mean to the people on the reservation? How does money affect Lipsha? How does it affect Lipsha's relationships with people? How does Lipsha use money? What is the author trying to say about money and traditional Native American life?

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