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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 role does Junior say epileptics once held in Indian tribes in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?
(a) The role of shaman.
(b) The role of servant.
(c) The role of women.
(d) The role of caretaker.

2. What does Junior say he does before every basketball game in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?
(a) He prays.
(b) He drinks a beer.
(c) He calls his mother.
(d) He throws up.

3. What does Junior blame for 90 percent of the Spokane Indian deaths in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) Lung disease.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Alcohol.

4. Where is Junior's grandmother's funeral moved in Chapter 23: "Wake"?
(a) To a cathedral.
(b) To the dance hall.
(c) To a football field.
(d) To a baseball field.

5. How old was Junior's father when he met Junior's mother for the first time?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years older is Junior's mother than Junior's father?

2. What kind of trees does Junior describe covering the reservation in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?

3. How many Mexican girls does Gordy say disappeared in the same area of Mexico as the white girl in the last three years, but that there was no news of them, in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

4. Who is the "Russian dude" that Gordy gives Junior a book by in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

5. What happens to the man who is jailed for Eugene's death in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Arnold Spirit, Sr. tell his son in encouraging him to try out for the basketball team in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"?

2. Why has the billionaire named Ted come to Grandmother Spirit's wake in Chapter 23: "Wake"?

3. What exchange takes place between Junior and Rowdy in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?

4. What communication takes place between Junior and Rowdy in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

5. What exchange takes place between Junior and the television reporter in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?

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

7. What example does Junior use in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White" to describe his love for Indians?

8. How does Junior describe his relationship with mortality in comparison with the students at Reardan in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

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

10. How does Junior analyze the exchange that he and Rowdy have shared in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?

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