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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month is it when Junior describes climbing the tree with Rowdy in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) June.

2. What does Junior blame for 90 percent of the Spokane Indian deaths in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Lung disease.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Suicide.

3. What is the name of the Indian that hit Junior's grandmother in his car?
(a) Peter.
(b) Gerald.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Gordy.

4. What class is Junior called out of by the school counselor in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) English.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) History.

5. Why does Junior say that the people in Reardan assume the Indians from the reservation have plenty of money, in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?
(a) Because they have nice cars.
(b) Because they dress well.
(c) Because they have large homes.
(d) Because they have a casino.

6. Who is the school guidance counselor that calls Junior out of class in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) Mr. Sheridan.
(b) Miss Warren.
(c) Mrs. Jeremy.
(d) Mr. Dodge.

7. What happens to the man who is jailed for Eugene's death in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) He is lynched by townspeople.
(c) He is stabbed and killed.
(d) He shoots himself.

8. How many funerals does Junior say he's been to in his life in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) 23.
(b) 12.
(c) 42.
(d) 16.

9. What grade are Junior and Rowdy in as they jump into the lake in the drawing in Chapter 29: "Remembering"?
(a) Third grade.
(b) First grade.
(c) Second grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

10. How old is Junior when he describes he and Rowdy climbing the tree by Turtle Lake in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

11. Junior says in Chapter 23: "Wake" that "When it comes to death, [Indians] know that" what "are pretty much the same thing"?
(a) Tears and burial.
(b) Brutality and ignorance.
(c) Laughter and tears.
(d) Loss and Living.

12. How tall does Junior say the tree is that "sits beside the highway to West End, past Turtle Lake" in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?
(a) About 50 feet tall.
(b) Over 200 feet tall.
(c) About 60 feet tall.
(d) Over 100 feet tall.

13. Almost how many people attend Junior's grandmother's funeral in Chapter 23: "Wake"?
(a) 250.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 350.

14. How many songs do Penelope and Junior dance to at the Winter Formal?
(a) 2.
(b) 19.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

15. The object that the billionaire white collector presents in Chapter 23: "Wake" is probably of what origin, according to Junior's mother?
(a) Cherokee or Paiute.
(b) Sioux or Oglala.
(c) Caddo or Cherokee.
(d) Navajo or Klamath.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the "Russian dude" that Gordy gives Junior a book by in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

3. What diner does Junior go to with his friends from Reardan in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?

4. What sentence does the drunk driver receive for the death of Junior's grandmother in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?

5. When Junior emails Rowdy for advice about Penelope in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love," Rowdy replies, "I'm sick of Indian guys who treat white women like" what?

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