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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described as Junior's grandmother's best dish in the illustration of her in Chapter 9: "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice"?
(a) Cornbread.
(b) Fry bread.
(c) Salmon mush.
(d) Potato salad.

2. Whom does Junior wish he could ask for advice about Penelope in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?
(a) His father.
(b) Rowdy.
(c) Roger.
(d) Mary.

3. What word is repeated on the image of the flying horse in the clouds in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?
(a) White.
(b) Alone.
(c) Help.
(d) Fear.

4. Who stands by Junior's assertion about petrified wood in Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?
(a) Gordy.
(b) Roger.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Rowdy.

5. What is Junior's history class studying in the beginning of Chapter 15: "Hunger Pains"?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The U.S. Civil War.
(c) The Louisiana Purchase.
(d) The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. P tell Junior he has to do in order to find happiness and hope in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope"?

2. 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"?

3. What is the mascot of Reardan High School?

4. What is Arnold's response when Junior asks him in Chapter 14: "Thanksgiving," "What do Indians have to be so thankful for?"

5. What fast food restaurant does Junior describe his parents getting chicken from in Chapter 2: "Why Chicken Means So Much to Me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rowdy respond to Junior's confession about Dawn in Chapter 10: "Tears of a Clown"?

2. What prediction does Junior's grandmother make in Chapter 9: "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice"?

3. What birth defect does Junior describe having been born with in Chapter 1: "The Black Eye of the Month Club"?

4. Who takes Junior to his first day at the new school in Chapter 8: "How to Fight Monsters"? What conversation do they have as Junior departs?

5. Who leads the violent conflict in Chapter 3: "Revenge Is My Middle Name"? What is the biggest concern about the conflict?

6. What advice does Mr. P give to Junior in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope"? Why?

7. How does Junior describe his family's financial circumstances in Chapter 2: "Why Chicken Means So Much to Me"?

8. How does Junior describe his feelings about his sister's marriage in Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?

9. What conversation do Eugene and Junior have when Eugene drops Junior off at school in Chapter 9: "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice"?

10. What is Rowdy's immediate reaction to Junior's announcement in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?

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