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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. Whom does Lipsha agree to meet in Fargo?
2. What season is it at the end of Chapter 21?
3. What does Lyman hear in the background during his fast?
4. Why won't Lipsha's van start after he leaves the arcade?
5. How does Xavier Toose add steam to the sweat lodge?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens during Gerry's plane ride?
2. Why does Lipsha take up an interest in religion?
3. How does Redford feel about staying with his aunts?
4. What happens when Gerry and Lipsha see a car left running?
5. What does the police officer say to Mary Fred before he can see her in the shed?
6. What happens when Lulu is arrested?
7. Who does Gerry mostly think about in jail?
8. Where does Lyman find strength during his spiritual quest?
9. What advice does Albertine give Lipsha in Chapter 20?
10. What do Zelda and Xavier do when the meet in Chapter 23?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lipsha admits to having a complicated relationship with Lyman. Summarize their relationship. What makes it increasingly complicated? What emotions/feelings define their relationship? How is their relationship one-sided at times? Why do they decide to go into business with each other? How do they help each other to change?
Essay Topic 2
Dancing is important in "The Bingo Palace". Reflect on four times that dancing is used in the novel. Describe the dance: Who is dancing? Where are they dancing? Why are they dancing? What does dancing represent in this novel and what does it do for the characters who dance?
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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