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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Junior Polatkin tell the blonde girl what it is like being an Indian at the university?
2. Why do Victor's sisters put food coloring in the potatoes while growing up?
3. How much money does Victor's father give to a broke Indian?
4. What does Victor recount about one time Victor's father is drunk while growing up?
5. What do Victor's sisters do when they are very hungry while growing up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Show how the significance of the title of the novel is developed through the author's use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view. Cite specific examples from the novel to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What attitudes or traditions about American Indians does Alexie apparently wish to change? What techniques does the author use to influence the reader's views? Use specifics from the novel in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does Alexie use Victor and Thomas to typify two stereotypical roles of the warrior and shaman? How do these stereotyped characters function to achieve the author's purpose? Use examples from the novel to support your answer.
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