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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Junior and the blond girl run into each other during Christmas break?
(a) At a diner.
(b) While checking his mailbox.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At a bus station.

2. What gift does the person whom Uncle Moses befriends have?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Painting.
(c) Playing basketball.
(d) Leadership.

3. What is John-John's explanation for having two names?
(a) He is named after his Uncle John and his Grandfather John.
(b) His parents like the rhythmic sound.
(c) Because it is easier to remember.
(d) It is a mistake made on his birth certificare.

4. Where does Victor find a new job?
(a) Walla Walla.
(b) Spokane.
(c) Grand Culee.
(d) Wenatchee.

5. What does Samuel-builds-a-fire do on his birthday?
(a) He plans to ask a woman out on a date.
(b) He arrives to work a half hour early.
(c) He purchases a new pair of shoes.
(d) He walks to work.

6. What does Victor's teacher want him to do in the second grade?
(a) To write with his right hand and wear cleaner clothing.
(b) To perform math problems on the board in front of the class and testify before the state court about how his parents are mistreating him.
(c) To apologize for everything and cut off his braids.
(d) To do his homework at school because she does not think he is doing his own work.

7. When does Victor have his first experiences with drugs?
(a) In the fifth and sixth grades.
(b) In the sixth and seventh grades.
(c) In the fourth and fifth grades.
(d) In the seventh and eighth grades.

8. What does the clerk at the 7-11 give to Victor?
(a) The contact info for the store manager for a job.
(b) A slurpee.
(c) A six-pack of beer.
(d) A creamsicle.

9. How does Victor's family watch television?
(a) In black and white.
(b) So loud that it distorts their conversations.
(c) With the sound down so they can talk about what they are watching.
(d) In the dining room so they do not dwell on not having enough food.

10. What does Nora say about the Indian people?
(a) They are given a bad deal.
(b) They are honorable people.
(c) They are shiftless and lazy.
(d) They are the most sensitive people.

11. What is held up at the barbecue?
(a) A baby.
(b) A can of beer.
(c) A picture.
(d) A fist.

12. Where does Jimmy One-horse and his wife first meet?
(a) At a party.
(b) At the Powwow Tavern.
(c) In high school.
(d) At Cindy's fry bread stand.

13. What does Jimmy One-horse's wife think about the man with whom she has an affair?
(a) He drinks too much.
(b) He is too serious.
(c) He is too flirtatious.
(d) He is too self-absorbed.

14. How does Junior Polatkin and the blonde girl's short relationship end?
(a) They have a really big fight.
(b) The blonde girl runs off with another guy.
(c) The blonde girl becomes pregnant and has the baby.
(d) Junior's parents forbid him to see her.

15. Why is Jimmy One-Horse's wife upset at him?
(a) Jimmy is verbally abusive to her.
(b) Jimmy has cancer and makes jokes about it.
(c) He keeps leaving the toilet seat up.
(d) Jimmy has an affair with another woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John-John sit waiting for Joseph to come home?

2. What creates beauty?

3. What does Victor not understand in the eighth grade?

4. What happens when Victor drives into a wealthy neighborhood?

5. What does Victor recount about one time Victor's father is drunk while growing up?

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