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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. How do Junior's parents respond when he tells them he wants to transfer to Reardan in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go"?
(a) They agree to help him transfer.
(b) They tell him he must move away to attend school there.
(c) They begrudgingly agree, but only on the condition that he plays basketball.
(d) They refuse to help him transfer.

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) Dark-skinned women.
(b) Unreachable women.
(c) Poor women.
(d) Unattractive women.

3. What color bandana does Junior's grandmother wear whenever she goes to powwows?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

4. What is the response of Junior's parents when he asks them in Chapter 6: "Go Means Go," "Who has the most hope?"
(a) White people.
(b) Mary.
(c) The elders.
(d) Children.

5. Whom does Junior wish he could ask for advice about Penelope in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Rowdy.
(c) His father.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the three boys dressed up as that rob Junior in Chapter 11: "Halloween"?

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

3. Who is the pretty blonde girl that introduces herself to Junior in his homeroom class in Chapter 8: "How to Fight Monsters"?

4. Who has Junior punched in the face at school in Chapter 9: "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice"?

5. What is the name of the school that Junior attends on the reservation in Chapter 4: "Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France"?

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

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

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

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 Arnold Spirit, Sr. handle the situation with Oscar in Chapter 2: "Why Chicken Means So Much to Me"? How does Junior respond to the situation?

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

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

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

10. What is Rowdy's immediate reaction to Junior's announcement in Chapter 7: "Rowdy Sings the Blues"?

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