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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 the federal agents take Lulu with them?
2. To whose house does Zelda go at the end of Chapter 22?
3. What does Albertine feel was missing from her relationship with Zelda?
4. Why does Gerry drive the car off the side of the road?
5. Why is Lyman wearing Henry's clothes?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Zelda and Xavier do when the meet in Chapter 23?
2. Who does Gerry mostly think about in jail?
3. How are Shawnee's performances at the powwow?
4. What happens after Gerry leaves Lipsha on the side of the road?
5. What happens during Lipsha's dream that he is prison?
6. What do Albertine and Zelda talk about when they are alone in Chapter 19?
7. What does Zelda do when she thinks she is having a heart attack?
8. Describe the memory Shawnee has of her father during the powwow.
9. What vision does Lipsha see of Lyman's future bingo hall?
10. How does Lulu prepare for the visit from the federal agents?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
"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 3
How are strong female characters used in this novel? Which female characters do you consider strong, and why? How do these characters influence the people around them and the events that take place in this novel? Who has a positive impact, and why? Who has a negative impact, and why?
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