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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 does Lipsha tell Shawnee about his tattoo?
2. What does Lipsha want to tell the officer about the pipe he finds?
3. Where is the gathering Lipsha attends at the end of Chapter 1?
4. Why do Lipsha and Shawnee get stopped at the Canadian border?
5. Who is the father of Shawnee Ray's son, Redford?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Lulu go to the post office?
2. What happened when Lipsha tried to heal Russell Kashpaw?
3. What does Jewett assume about Fleur's land?
4. What makes Lipsha feel jealous when he visits Shawnee in Chapter 9?
5. Why does June's mother take her anger out on June in Chapter 6?
6. What do the people of the reservation assume about the young white boy with Fleur?
7. How do Shawnee's parents act at the gathering?
8. What does Lyman do after gambling away his money?
9. What happens when Lipsha admits that he needs love medicine?
10. What catches Albertine's attention when she is watching a documentary?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After returning home, Lipsha spends most of his time trying to win over Shawnee. Summarize their relationship and describe how the quest for this relationship hurts and helps Lipsha. How does Lipsha develop throughout the novel because of this relationship?
Essay Topic 2
Describe life on the reservation. Who enjoys this way of life, and why? Who wants to escape it, and why? What does the reservation represent to the characters of this novel? How does the author want us to feel about reservation life?
Essay Topic 3
The ancestors serve as narrators during parts of "The Bingo Palace." Who are the ancestors and why are they valued in reservation life? What judgments do the ancestors have? Why does the author sometimes use them as narrators? How do they add to the narration of this novel?
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