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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary tell Junior to tell everyone when she closes her letter in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?
(a) That she hates them all.
(b) That she is having a baby.
(c) That she's glad she left.
(d) That she loves and misses them.

2. When does Junior's father return after his bender during the holidays in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?
(a) January 2.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) New Year's Day.

3. 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) Over 200 feet tall.
(b) About 50 feet tall.
(c) About 60 feet tall.
(d) Over 100 feet tall.

4. How does Junior contact Rowdy after the end of basketball season in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?
(a) He emails him.
(b) He calls him.
(c) He visits him.
(d) He texts him.

5. Why does Junior apologize to Rowdy in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?
(a) He apologizes for beating Rowdy's basketball team.
(b) He apologizes for punching Rowdy.
(c) He apologizes for attending Reardan.
(d) He apologizes for calling Rowdy a name.

6. Who is described as the point guard on the Reardan basketball team and compared to Little Larry Soliday in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Junior.
(c) James.
(d) Roger.

7. How old was Junior's father when he met Junior's mother for the first time?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

8. 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 powwow dance outfit.
(c) A dream-catcher.
(d) A bow and a quiver of arrows.

9. What do Junior and Rowdy exchange in their encounter in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?
(a) Gifts.
(b) Food.
(c) Old memories.
(d) Insults.

10. What is the name of the white girl that Gordy describes disappearing in Mexico last summer in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Anne Marie.
(d) Cynthia.

11. Where do the cool kids decide to go to a diner after the Winter Formal in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?
(a) Portland.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Spokane.
(d) Jersey City.

12. 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.

13. What grade has Junior earned on his report card in Geology in Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card"?
(a) A-.
(b) B+.
(c) C-.
(d) A+.

14. How many Mexican girls does Gordy say disappeared in the same area of Mexico as the white girl in the last three years, but that there was no news of them, in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?
(a) Over 300.
(b) Over 50.
(c) Over 20.
(d) Over 200.

15. Junior says in Chapter 29: "Remembering" that "somehow or another, Indians have forgotten that reservations were meant to be" what?
(a) Death camps.
(b) Issues of apology.
(c) Resorts.
(d) Free lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the rich white guy that speaks at Junior's grandmother's wake?

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

3. How does Mary describe her new house in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?

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

5. What does Gordy do when Junior asks him for advice on how to gain the love of a white girl in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

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