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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. Why do Lipsha and Shawnee get stopped at the Canadian border?
2. Why did the Chippewa come to Albertine's reservation?
3. From whom does Lipsha feels he needs a blessing in order to have a union with Shawnee?
4. What job does Lipsha take in Chapter 5?
5. What job does Jewett Parker Tatro have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lyman do after gambling away his money?
2. How do Shawnee's parents act at the gathering?
3. Why does Lipsha dislike his job?
4. Why does June's mother take her anger out on June in Chapter 6?
5. How does Lipsha feel about Shawnee at the gathering?
6. How does Lyman try to distract himself from the attraction of gambling?
7. What happened when Lipsha tried to heal Russell Kashpaw?
8. What does Lipsha get a tattoo of and why?
9. What does Marie notice about Lipsha's appearance at the beginning of Chapter 4?
10. Where does Lyman feel he lost his "true face"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Gerry Nanapush propel the plot development of "The Bingo Palace," especially for Lipsha? Why does the author use this character for this reason? Describe Gerry and his actions. What does this character represent? How is he a catalyst in the novel?
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
"The Bingo Palace" compares traditional life to life off the reservation. How is each described? What represents each style of living? How is Lipsha torn between the two? How does he feel that he can merge the two? By the end of the novel, do you think Lipsha is more or less traditional?
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