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

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

3. Where does Victor meet a flirtatious waitress?

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

5. What happens when Victor's basketball team goes to the state finals in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Victor describe Uncle Moses?

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

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

4. What is Victor's reaction when he misses his white lover?

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

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

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

8. What do Sadie and Victor do with Dirty Joe at the carnival?

9. Why does the clerk at the 7-11 think Victor is a criminal?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the characters in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven build myths around gifted individuals? Does this practice bolster or erode a sense of pride in the characters? How? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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

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.

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