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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday are the characters celebrating in the first chapter?
(a) New Years Eve.
(b) American Independence Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) The Green Corn Ceremony.

2. According to Victor, Indians make the best __________ because they can ride horses.
(a) Jockeys.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Cowboys.
(d) Ranchers.

3. Why are reservation Indians unable to marry Urban Indians?
(a) Because of the Indian Resettlement Act.
(b) The Urban Indians lose all rights and privileges afforded to those on the reservation.
(c) It is believed that the Urban Indians have contracted illnesses.
(d) They live too far away.

4. How old is Victor when he is introduced to the reader?
(a) Nine-years old.
(b) Sixteen-years old.
(c) Thirty-years old.
(d) Twenty-two-years old.

5. Why is Victor's friend able to afford beer for the party at the lake?
(a) He has a job.
(b) He inherits land that is used by large corporations.
(c) He sells some bootleg liquor.
(d) He receives a check from the government.

6. What is the condition that Thomas Builds-a-Fire places on his assistance after Victor's father's death?
(a) That he goes to the funeral with Victor.
(b) That Victor helps him move some furniture to his brother's house.
(c) That Victor returns the favor when his father dies.
(d) That Victor pays it forward.

7. Why does an Indian bring a watch to a Tribal Council meeting?
(a) To sell it to another person at the meeting.
(b) Because it is a sin because it is a watch of a white man.
(c) To get the battery replaced.
(d) To make sure the meeting ends on time.

8. Why does Victor find the waitress so unusual when he is at her place?
(a) Because she has a Holly Hobby collection
(b) Because she has a Buddhist shrine.
(c) Because she is educated and has no scars.
(d) She grows up off of the reservation and moves to one when she is older.

9. What is the name of Victor's pony in his hallucination?
(a) Easy Way.
(b) Security.
(c) Flight.
(d) Freedom.

10. What is Victor and Adrian's reaction when they are playing with the BB gun?
(a) They act agressively.
(b) They are amazed and shake their heads.
(c) They laugh.
(d) They say they are disturbed.

11. Where has Victor's white lover been the night before she leaves him?
(a) At a party.
(b) At a rodeo.
(c) At a bingo game.
(d) At her mother's house.

12. What "crime" does Thomas Builds-a-Fire commit twenty years ago?
(a) Public drunkeness.
(b) Indecent exposure.
(c) Writing grafitti.
(d) He holds the postmaster at gunpoint.

13. What happens to Victor after a night of drinking when his white lover leaves him?
(a) He passes out.
(b) He vomits.
(c) The bartender refuses to serve him anymore.
(d) He gets into a bar fight.

14. 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 talks.
(c) He thinks that James writes a poem.
(d) He thinks that James swallows some poison.

15. What war does Victor's dad experience while in jail?
(a) A war between the guards and inmates.
(b) A war with the legal system.
(c) A war between the racial gangs.
(d) A war with more violent inmates.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Victor convince the person to assist him with the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

2. What happens when Victor's basketball team goes to the state finals in high school?

3. Why does baby James have a dent in his head?

4. Why is Victor's father against fighting for the United States in the Vietnam War?

5. What do Victor's uncles do at the holiday party?

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