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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Junior portray himself and Rowdy in the cartoon that he draws in Chapter 14: "Thanksgiving"?
(a) As werewolves.
(b) As vampires.
(c) As white kids.
(d) As superheroes.

2. In the illustration of the White vs. Indian boy in Chapter 8: "How to Fight Monsters," the white boy is depicted wearing what kinds of shoes?
(a) Canvas tennis shoes from Safeway.
(b) Cowboy boots.
(c) Birkenstock sandals.
(d) The latest Air Jordans.

3. How old is Junior when the novel begins?
(a) 14.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 36.

4. What does Rowdy do when Junior reaches out to touch him on the shoulder in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?
(a) Rowdy runs away.
(b) Rowdy takes out a gun.
(c) Rowdy starts to sing.
(d) Rowdy punches Junior.

5. What does Junior say his best friend has become at the end of Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?
(a) His father.
(b) His dog.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His worst enemy.

6. How old was Junior when he underwent surgery to address the medical condition he was born with?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 2 years.

7. 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 Irritated.
(b) Driving While Intoxicated.
(c) Driving White Indians.
(d) Driving While Indian.

8. What does Mr. P say Mary dreamed of being when she was in school in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope"?
(a) A musician.
(b) A writer.
(c) An actress.
(d) A teacher.

9. When was the Spokane Indian Reservation founded?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1692.

10. What was the score when the Wellpinit Junior High Academic Bowl played against Reardan Junior High School the previous year, according to Junior in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?
(a) 22-44.
(b) 50-1.
(c) 16-18.
(d) 26-12.

11. 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?
(a) Jennifer Lopez.
(b) Jessica Lange.
(c) Halle Berry.
(d) Jennifer Lawrence.

12. What is Junior's grandmother's reply when he asks her "What does it mean?" regarding the boy at school who did not punch him back in Chapter 9: "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice"?
(a) I think it's because he is a coward.
(b) I think it means he will die.
(c) I think he's going to kill you in your sleep.
(d) I think it means he respects you.

13. What name is printed in the geometry book that Junior receives in class in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?
(a) Agnes Adams.
(b) Gordan Anders.
(c) Mary Spirit.
(d) Penelope Smith.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the three boys dressed up as that rob Junior in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?

2. How tall is Mr. P described in the drawing of him in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?

3. 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?

4. How far is Reardan from the reservation where Junior lives?

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

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