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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. What does Victor wonder about the event with his uncles during the holiday party?

2. What is Victor and Adrian's reaction when they are playing with the BB gun?

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

4. What holiday are the characters celebrating in the first chapter?

5. Where does Victor think the troubles from the reservation stem from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event leads Thomas Builds-a-Fire to stop telling stories?

2. What happens to Victor's aunt and a mouse?

3. What happens when Victor drives to a wealthy neighborhood after he has a fight with his girlfriend?

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

5. What happens to Victor's parents at the New Year's Eve party in 1976?

6. Why is the tribal council burning houses?

7. Who are the Urban Indians?

8. What does Norma say about Indians?

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

10. What is Victor scared about in life when he discusses the bingo scenario?

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 how irony is used by the author. How effective is the use of irony in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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