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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 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"?
(a) 16-18.
(b) 22-44.
(c) 50-1.
(d) 26-12.

2. In Junior's drawing from Chapter 3: "Revenge Is My Middle Name," he compares the powwow dancer to what animal?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bear.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A wolf.

3. What offensive name does the girl that Junior falls in love with call him in Chapter 10: "Tears of a Clown"?
(a) Junior High Honky.
(b) Basketball Beaver.
(c) Apple.
(d) Four-eyed dork.

4. What does Rowdy do when Junior waves at him in Chapter 14: "Thanksgiving"?
(a) Rowdy starts screaming.
(b) Rowdy waves back.
(c) Rowdy starts to cry.
(d) Rowdy flips Junior off.

5. Why does Mr. P say he deserved to be hit with the book in Chapter 5: "Hope Against Hope"?
(a) Because he was a traitor in the war.
(b) Because of what he did to the Indians.
(c) Because he killed his father.
(d) Because he killed his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Junior go dressed as at school in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?

2. 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?

3. 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"?

4. What does Junior claim petrified wood actually is in his geology class in Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?

5. What is the date of Mary's email in Chapter 13: "My Sister Sends Me an E-mail"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What is Penelope's goal with her costume in Chapter 11: "Halloween"? How does this inspire Junior?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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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