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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. How old is Victor when he is introduced to the reader?

2. What is Victor's aunt's reaction to her husband and son's treatment during the mouse incident?

3. What is Victor's philosophy toward drinking?

4. What does Victor conclude about the waitress at her home?

5. Why are reservation Indians unable to marry Urban Indians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Witness Protection Program ask Victor's father about?

2. What is Victor's attitude when he is drinking and missing his white lover?

3. Why do Victor's father and mother divorce?

4. What happens to Sadie and Victor after the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

5. What happens when Victor's high school basketball team makes it to the finals during his senior year in high school?

6. What is Victor's opinion about 7-11 stores?

7. What happens after Victor's aunt gives birth?

8. How do Victor and his friend Adrian play with a BB gun?

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

10. What is Victor's father's view on war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism of Victor looking at himself in the mirrors in the house of mirrors at the carnival? How does this symbolism relate to the rest of the novel? Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of family and Alexie's presentation of the family on the reservation. What does it consist of? Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why basketball is important in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Explain how two or three of the purposes the motif serves are related to one another. Use examples from the book in your response.

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