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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gordy's response when Junior says "Some Indians think you become white if you try to make your life better, if you become successful," in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?
(a) If that were true, then wouldn't all white people be successful?
(b) I don't understand why anyone would think that way.
(c) If that were the case, what about the other minorities?
(d) If that were the case, wouldn't the Civil War have ended differently?

2. What diner does Junior go to with his friends from Reardan in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?
(a) Waffle House.
(b) Tom's Diner.
(c) Denny's.
(d) J. J.'s Diner.

3. What grade has Junior earned in Geometry in Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card"?
(a) D.
(b) C+.
(c) A.
(d) B-.

4. What is the record of the Wellpinit Redskins when they face Reardan again in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?
(a) 6-0.
(b) 8-5.
(c) 13-0.
(d) 12-1.

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?
(a) Princesses.
(b) Bowling trophies.
(c) Angels.
(d) They're better.

6. 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.

7. What does Gordy say happens to weird people, from primitive cultures to today, in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?
(a) They are executed.
(b) They are worshiped.
(c) They are banished.
(d) They are regaled.

8. Who does Junior see in the stands that gives him the courage to play against Wellpinit in the first basketball game of the season in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Rowdy and his girlfriend.
(c) His parents and grandmother.
(d) Penelope and Earl.

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

10. Who is the "Russian dude" that Gordy gives Junior a book by in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) Franz Kafka.
(b) Fyodor Abramov.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Constantin Stanislavsky.

11. How does Junior feel about his exchange with Rowdy in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Wounded.
(c) Disappointed.
(d) Happy.

12. What teacher insults Junior and causes the class to walk out in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?
(a) Mr. Dodge.
(b) Mrs. Jeremy.
(c) Mr. Sheridan.
(d) Mr. Grant.

13. What item does the rich white guy present to the mourners at the funeral, saying that he believes it belonged to Junior's grandmother in Chapter 23: "Wake"?
(a) A clay pot.
(b) A dream-catcher.
(c) A powwow dance outfit.
(d) A bow and a quiver of arrows.

14. What did Junior's mother help Junior's father do when they first met?
(a) Get a drink from a water fountain.
(b) Find his father.
(c) Find his mother.
(d) Start a car engine.

15. In Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer," Junior describes Rowdy as being the opposite of what?
(a) Angry.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Repressed.
(d) Brazen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Junior's father disappear to get drunk during the holidays in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?

2. What does Junior describe as "the very best thing about my grandmother" in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?

3. Who is compared to Joel Wetzel on Junior's basketball team in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?

4. Who is said to be responsible for Eugene's death in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?

5. Junior says in Chapter 29: "Remembering," "I realized that I might be a lonely Indian boy, but I was not alone in my loneliness. There were millions of other Americans who had left their birthplaces in search of" what?

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