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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Victor not understand in the eighth grade?

2. How does Junior Polatkin and the blonde girl's short relationship end?

3. What does Victor compare diabetes to?

4. What about the Indian people does Victor discuss in Chapter 15?

5. What do Victor's siblings commonly do with a car while growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Sherman Alexie says "My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures." Is there evidence of this advice in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? Use specifics from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Why are the characters on the Spokane Indian reservation opposed to assimilation into the mainstream culture? Why do the the reservation Indians shun the urban Indians? Is it likely that a person's cultural background is totally erased? Use evidence from the book in your answer.

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