1. What does Penelope say she wants to study in college?
(a) Architecture.
(b) English literature.
(c) Drama.
(d) American history.

2. What color bandana does Junior's grandmother wear whenever she goes to powwows?
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

3. Whom does Junior confess to about his love for the beautiful Indian girl in Chapter 10: "Tears of a Clown"?
(a) Melinda.
(b) Carl.
(c) Rowdy.
(d) Penelope.

4. What does Mary say she has begun to do in her spare time in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?
(a) She's begun writing her life story.
(b) She's begun taking college classes.
(c) She's begun taking guitar lessons.
(d) She's begun studying acting.

5. What offensive name does the girl that Junior falls in love with call him in Chapter 10: "Tears of a Clown"?
(a) Apple.
(b) Basketball Beaver.
(c) Junior High Honky.
(d) Four-eyed dork.

Short Answer Questions

1. Junior describes his Indian Reservation in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France" as being "one million miles north of" what?

2. What is the one talent that Junior is proud of in the beginning of the novel?

3. How old was Junior's mother when she met Junior's father?

4. What team knocks Reardan High's basketball team out of the playoffs in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?

5. Who is Junior's geology teacher at Reardan?

(see the answer key)

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