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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 is Lyman going to see Xavier Toose?

2. What does Lipsha feel will happen if Shawnee wins the grand prize a the powwow?

3. Lipsha dreams that he is where in Chapter 22?

4. How is Shawnee's apartment at school described?

5. Where does Lipsha go after his van won't start?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Albertine try to defend Shawnee and Redford in Chapter 19?

2. What happens during Lipsha's dream that he is prison?

3. What happens when Gerry and Lipsha see a car left running?

4. What happens when Lulu is arrested?

5. What does the police officer say to Mary Fred before he can see her in the shed?

6. Who does Gerry mostly think about in jail?

7. What happens during Gerry's plane ride?

8. What happens when Lipsha checks the Dumpster for his father?

9. Why does Lipsha take up an interest in religion?

10. What advice does Albertine give Lipsha in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"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?

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

Describe Lyman's bingo hall. What does the it represent to Lyman? Choose three other characters and describe what the bingo hall represents to them. How does the hall move the plot of this novel forward?

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