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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Victor and his companion's initial thoughts on what to do with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) To call the police.
(b) To take him home.
(c) To leave him.
(d) To fight with him.

2. What does Victor's father do when Victor tries to bond with him?
(a) He passes out from being drunk.
(b) He yells at Victor.
(c) He takes off on his motorcycle.
(d) He ignores Victor.

3. According to Victor, what is it difficult to be on the reservation?
(a) Authentic.
(b) Successful.
(c) Traditional.
(d) Optimistic.

4. What does Victor wonder about the event with his uncles during the holiday party?
(a) How they act if they do not live on a reservation.
(b) Why everyone is gathering around.
(c) Why two grown men act this way.
(d) Why no one stops them.

5. What does Victor's father tell him about his mother?
(a) That she is cantankerous.
(b) That she is a distant wife.
(c) That she is the glue that holds the family together.
(d) That she is wonderful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assists Victor and his companion with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

2. Why is Victor's friend the host of the party at the lake?

3. What happens in the bingo game that Victor discusses after his experience with the waitress?

4. Who is with Victor when they see Dirty Joe at the carnival?

5. What are Victor and Adrian drinking on the front porch?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Victor try to communicate and bond with his father?

2. According to Victor, what kind of economic development do their ancestors laugh about?

3. What happens at Thomas Builds-a-Fire's trial?

4. What is John-John's explanation for having two names?

5. What are Victor's thoughts on skeleton's in one's life?

6. How does Victor piece his family history together?

7. What happens when Victor and Adrian are drinking Pepsi's on the front porch?

8. What are the "hurricanes" that are plaguing the Indian reservation?

9. Who are the Urban Indians?

10. Why does Samuel-Builds-a-Fire not have anything to drink in the past?

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