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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the reservation where Junior's family lives?
(a) The Spokane Indian Reservation.
(b) The Alturas Rancheria.
(c) The Acoma Pueblo and Off-Reservation Trust Land.
(d) The Karuk Indian Reservation.

2. Mr. P tells Junior in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope," "That's how we were taught to teach you. We were supposed to kill the Indian to save" what?
(a) The White Man.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The child.

3. Why does Mr. P say he deserved to be hit with the book in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope"?
(a) Because he killed his father.
(b) Because of what he did to the Indians.
(c) Because he killed his wife.
(d) Because he was a traitor in the war.

4. What is the condition that Junior says he was born with in Chapter 1: "The Black Eye of the Month Club"?
(a) Water on the brain.
(b) A heart defect.
(c) A club foot.
(d) Deafness.

5. How tall is Mr. P described in the drawing of him in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?
(a) 6 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 5 feet, one inch.
(d) 4 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Junior say his sister spends twenty-three hours a day in the beginning of the novel?

2. What was the score last year when Junior's school went to play Reardan in flag football, according to Junior in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?

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

4. How old was Junior when he underwent surgery to address the medical condition he was born with?

5. What medicine does Junior say he was prescribed to prevent seizures as a child in Chapter 1: "The Black Eye of the Month Club"?

(see the answer key)

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