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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 takes out a gun.
(b) Rowdy runs away.
(c) Rowdy starts to sing.
(d) Rowdy punches Junior.

2. Junior says in Chapter 10: "Tears of a Clown" that he realized at a young age that he will always fall in love with what kind of women?
(a) Poor women.
(b) Unattractive women.
(c) Dark-skinned women.
(d) Unreachable women.

3. When does Junior's tribe hold their annual powwow celebration at the reservation?
(a) Memorial Day weekend.
(b) Labor Day weekend.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) New Year's Eve.

4. What name is printed in the geometry book that Junior receives in class in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?
(a) Mary Spirit.
(b) Gordan Anders.
(c) Agnes Adams.
(d) Penelope Smith.

5. Junior describes his Indian Reservation in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France" as being "one million miles north of" what?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Poverty.
(c) God.
(d) Important.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What medicine does Junior say he was prescribed to prevent seizures as a child in Chapter 1: "The Black Eye of the Month Club"?

3. What word is repeated on the image of the flying horse in the clouds in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?

4. What color bandana does Junior's grandmother wear whenever she visits friends?

5. What town near where Mary lives does she say recently tried to secede from the reservation in Chapter 13: "My Sister Sends Me an E-mail"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Junior take toward reconciliation with Rowdy in Chapter 14: "Thanksgiving"?

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

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

4. How do Junior's parents respond to Junior's decision about school in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go"? What warning do they impart on him?

5. What leads up to Junior throwing the textbook in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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