View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Victor join Alcoholics Anonymous?
(a) He stumbles and falls on James while intoxicated.
(b) He wants to be a good role model for James.
(c) He admits he has a problem.
(d) He is incarcerated for abandonment.

2. What is one of Dirty Joe's distinguishing features?
(a) A big nose.
(b) He walks with a limp.
(c) Scars from bar fights.
(d) A tattoo on his neck.

3. What is the result of the state final basketball game that Victor's high school team plays?
(a) Their team wins.
(b) Their team loses.
(c) The game is forfeited.
(d) The game is rescheduled.

4. What is Victor's father in the 1960's?
(a) An Indian hippie.
(b) An Indian activist.
(c) A rabble rouser.
(d) A drug addict.

5. Who assists Victor and his companion with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) A carny.
(b) Another friend.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A stranger.

6. What does Victor do after his parents pass out from drinking too much alcohol?
(a) He begins to cry.
(b) He covers them with a blanket and goes to bed.
(c) He lies down next to them in bed.
(d) He goes out to meet his friends.

7. Who is with Victor when they see Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) Junior.
(b) Sadie.
(c) Thomas "Builds-the-Fire".
(d) Adrian.

8. What is Victor's father's advice about remembering the past?
(a) Use your past to change your future.
(b) To avoid memories of the past.
(c) To hold on to good memories.
(d) To change the old memories.

9. What does Victor think that James does in 1973?
(a) He thinks that James reads a sentence out of a book.
(b) He thinks that James swallows some poison.
(c) He thinks that James writes a poem.
(d) He thinks that James talks.

10. What happens to Dirty Joe during the incident at the carnival?
(a) He is beaten by some teens.
(b) He vomits.
(c) He has a rude awakening.
(d) His wallet is stolen.

11. How does Victor convince the person to assist him with the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) He says that Indians have no problems with gravity.
(b) He says that the situation is a public safety concern.
(c) He says that Dirty Joe should be punnished.
(d) He says that Dirty Joe is communicating with dead ancestors.

12. What is Dirty Joe's condition at the carnival?
(a) He is delusional.
(b) He is belligerent.
(c) He is asleep.
(d) He is drunk.

13. Victor says that Indians do not care whether the glass is half-full or half empty. Then what do the Indians care about?
(a) Whether the glass is going to be empty by the next day.
(b) Whether something happens to the glass.
(c) That they have a glass.
(d) That the glass is filled with beer.

14. In Chapter Five, what have Victor and Adrian temporarily refrained from?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Bar brawls.
(d) Sexual Intercourse.

15. What does Victor demonstrate about the whole situation on the reservation?
(a) Withdrawal.
(b) Rebellion.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Victor, what do their ancestors laugh at?

2. What is Victor's aunt experienced at?

3. Why does an Indian bring a watch to a Tribal Council meeting?

4. According to Victor, Indians make the best __________ because they can ride horses.

5. What does Victor say he is afraid of when he and the waitress start to become intimate?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 585 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample