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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 is the full title that Junior illustrates for himself in Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card"?
(a) Dr. Arnold Spirit, Jr., Associate Professor of Philosophy.
(b) Count Arnold Spirit, Jr., of the Second Court of Wales.
(c) Dr. Arnold Spirit, Jr., Associate Professor of Law.
(d) Mr. Arnold Spirit, Jr., Esq., PhD.

2. What word from Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball" refers to an unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward gay individuals or lifestyles?
(a) Misanthropic.
(b) Homophobic.
(c) Antagonistic.
(d) Misogynistic.

3. How tall does Junior say the tree is that "sits beside the highway to West End, past Turtle Lake" in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?
(a) Over 100 feet tall.
(b) About 60 feet tall.
(c) About 50 feet tall.
(d) Over 200 feet tall.

4. What does Rowdy say he's going to have in every room of his house when he becomes rich and famous in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?
(a) A grand piano.
(b) A giant chandelier.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) An air conditioner.

5. What is the name of the white girl that Gordy describes disappearing in Mexico last summer in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?
(a) Maria.
(b) Anne Marie.
(c) Melanie.
(d) Cynthia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does the rich white guy present to the mourners at the funeral, saying that he believes it belonged to Junior's grandmother in Chapter 23: "Wake"?

2. Junior says in Chapter 29: "Remembering" that "somehow or another, Indians have forgotten that reservations were meant to be" what?

3. What is the name of the Indian that hit Junior's grandmother in his car?

4. Who comes to the school to pick Junior up after he learns of the death of his sister in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

5. What does Junior blame for 90 percent of the Spokane Indian deaths in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Junior say about the virtue of tolerance in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?

2. Why is Junior particularly touched by his father's Christmas gift in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?

3. How are the deaths of Eugene and Bobby described in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?

4. How does Mary describe her circumstances in her letter to Junior in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?

5. What do Rowdy and Junior do together in the end of Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?

6. How does Junior describe his grandmother's wake in Chapter 23: "Wake"? Who attends the wake?

7. What are Junior's chances of making the Reardan basketball team in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"? How does Junior do?

8. Where is Junior in the memory that he describes with Rowdy in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"? What do they discuss?

9. How does Junior describe the contradictions of his identity in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?

10. How does Gordy respond when Junior asks for advice about love in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

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