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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. Why are reservation Indians unable to marry Urban Indians?

2. Why does Victor find the waitress so unusual when he is at her place?

3. According to Victor, Indians make the best __________ because they can ride horses.

4. How do Victor and his teammates pass the time at the state basketball finals?

5. What happens to Dirty Joe during the incident at the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Victor piece his family history together?

2. What is Victor's opinion about Indian names?

3. Why does Junior drop out of college?

4. How does Victor describe Uncle Moses?

5. What does Victor do at a barbecue?

6. What is the attitude toward the baby born of a red father and white mother at a barbecue?

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

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

9. What does Victor do when the waitress invites him back to her Winnebago?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is the idea of salvation featured in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? Use examples from the book to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

In his stories, Alexie frequently includes details of every­day contemporary life and pop culture. What effect does this have? What do these details contribute to the tone and texture of the stories? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.

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