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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 does Junior's father do when Junior's dog becomes seriously ill in Chapter 2: "Why Chicken Means So Much to Me"?
(a) He shoots the dog.
(b) He gives the dog to a neighbor.
(c) He takes the dog to a tribal elder.
(d) He has the dog euthanized at the vet.

2. Junior says of Mary in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go" that she is running away to do what?
(a) Find something.
(b) Find freedom.
(c) Escape the past.
(d) Get lost.

3. Junior describes one week when he was little and his father was pulled over three times in Reardan for "DWI." What does Junior explain "DWI" as meaning?
(a) Driving While Intoxicated.
(b) Driving While Irritated.
(c) Driving While Indian.
(d) Driving White Indians.

4. How many miles do Junior and Rowdy walk to get to the powwow grounds in Chapter 3: "Revenge Is My Middle Name"?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 1 mile.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

5. What is the response of Junior's parents when he asks them in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go," "Who has the most hope?"
(a) White people.
(b) The elders.
(c) Children.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In Junior's drawing of his sister Mary in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France," he compares Mary's appearance to what celebrity?

4. What does Rowdy do when Junior reaches out to touch him on the shoulder in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?

5. How old is Junior when the novel begins?

(see the answer key)

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