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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. At what time does Junior describe giving a confession of his love for the beautiful Indian girl in Chapter 10: "Tears of a Clown"?
(a) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 5:00 p.m.
(c) 4:00 p.m.
(d) 2:00 a.m.

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

3. In Junior's illustration of himself in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go," he is buried in sand with only his head exposed. What creatures are crawling on Junior's face in the drawing?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Baby birds.
(c) Scorpions.
(d) Ants.

4. What color bandana does Junior's grandmother wear whenever she visits friends?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Junior's geology teacher at Reardan?

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

3. Whom does Junior wish he could ask for advice about Penelope in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?

4. How tall is Mr. P described in the drawing of him in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?

5. Junior says in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France," that "if God hadn't wanted us to masturbate, then God wouldn't have given us" what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. How does Junior compare his and Oscar's family' circumstances in Chapter 3: "Revenge Is My Middle Name"?

9. How does Junior describe the changes in how he's perceived around Penelope in Chapter 15: "Hunger Pains"?

10. How does Mary describe her circumstances in her email to Junior in Chapter 13: "My Sister Sends Me an E-mail"?

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