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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. Who are the Urban Indians?

2. How does Thomas Builds-a-Fire help Victor when they are children?

3. What condition does Victor suffer from when his white lover leaves him?

4. In Chapter Five, what have Victor and Adrian temporarily refrained from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Victor join Alcoholics Anonymous?

2. Why does Victor's sisters put food coloring in the potatoes while growing up?

3. Why does Junior drop out of college?

4. What is Victor's commentary about the situation on the reservation?

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

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

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

8. What does Victor's mother think about the stories Victor writes?

9. What major episode occurs during a New Year's Eve party in 1976?

10. Why is Jimmy One-horse's wife mad at him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How important is humor in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? What sort of ­humor prevails? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Drinking and alcoholism is a pervasive theme in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Sherman Alexie is criticized for promoting stereotypes of the drunk Indian. Do you agree with this critique? What does Alexie's portrayal of drinking on the reservation say about his sensibility as a writer? Cite examples from the book in your response.

Essay Topic 3

What does Sherman Alexie mean by "reservation realism"? Use examples from the book in your response.

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