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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 Mary describe ordering from room service on her honeymoon in Chapter 13: "My Sister Sends Me an E-mail"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Chicken wings.
(c) Indian fry bread.
(d) Cornbread.

2. Mr. P tells Junior in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope," "That's how we were taught to teach you. We were supposed to kill the Indian to save" what?
(a) The child.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The White Man.

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

4. What medicine does Junior say he was prescribed to prevent seizures as a child in Chapter 1: "The Black Eye of the Month Club"?
(a) Valium.
(b) Cannabis.
(c) Phenobarbital.
(d) Lithium.

5. What is Arnold's response when Junior asks him in Chapter 14: "Thanksgiving," "What do Indians have to be so thankful for?"
(a) We should give thanks that no one lives forever.
(b) We should give thanks that they didn't kill all of us.
(c) We should give thanks for family and friendship.
(d) We should give thanks for our home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rowdy do when Junior reaches out to touch him on the shoulder in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?

2. How many times does Junior say he's had to walk the entire way from school to his home in Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?

3. How much money does Junior's father give him on Halloween night in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?

4. How many miles do Junior and Rowdy walk to get to the powwow grounds in Chapter 3: "Revenge Is My Middle Name"?

5. Where does Penelope tell Junior she wants to go to college in Chapter 15: "Hunger Pains"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Junior's parents initially think when he tells them of his plans in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go"?

2. What exchange takes place between Junior and Rowdy in Chapter 14: "Thanksgiving"? How does Junior feel about this encounter?

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

4. How does Junior describe his sister in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"? How does Junior feel about his sister?

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

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

7. 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?

8. How does Junior discover Penelope's eating disorder in Chapter 15: "Hunger Pains"?

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

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

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