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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 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 punches Junior.
(d) Rowdy starts to sing.

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

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

4. What does Penelope say she wants to study in college?
(a) Architecture.
(b) English literature.
(c) Drama.
(d) American history.

5. What are the three boys dressed up as that rob Junior in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Mummies.
(c) Vampires.
(d) Frankenstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Mary moved after marrying in Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?

2. Where does Junior say his sister spends twenty-three hours a day in the beginning of the novel?

3. 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"?

4. What does Mary say she did yesterday for the first time in her email to Junior in Chapter 13: "My Sister Sends Me an E-mail"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the reservation where Mary has moved to differ from the one where she and Junior grew up?

3. What confusion ensues because of Junior's name at school in Chapter 8: "How to Fight Monsters"?

4. How are Junior and Penelope dressed for Halloween in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?

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

6. Why does Mr. P tell Junior that he forgives him in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope"?

7. How does Junior describe his feelings about "community" in the beginning of Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?

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

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

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

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