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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose suit does Junior wear to the Winter Formal in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?

2. What month is it when Junior describes climbing the tree with Rowdy in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"?

3. What sentence does the drunk driver receive for the death of Junior's grandmother in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?

4. Why does Mary say she is struggling to find a job in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?

5. Who is described as the point guard on the Reardan basketball team and compared to Little Larry Soliday in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Junior's circumstances during Christmas in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?

2. 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"?

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

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

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

6. How does Penelope discover the truth of Junior's poverty? How does she respond?

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

8. What causes the students to stand up and walk out of Junior's class in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?

9. Where does Junior go with his family in Chapter 29: "Remembering"? How does Junior describe the day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the differences that Junior faces between the settings of Wellpinit High School and Reardan High School in the novel. How do the sizes of each school compare? What differences does Junior describe in the curriculum at his new school? How does Junior define the “rules” of Wellpinit, and how do these “rules” apply at Reardan?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Mary Spirit in the novel. How much older is Mary than Junior? How has Junior described Mary’s behavior after high school in the beginning of the novel? What do you think is indicated by Mary’s behavior? What does Mary symbolize to Junior in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of tolerance in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. How does Junior define tolerance for the reader? What are examples that Junior cites of Grandmother Spirit’s tolerance? Why is this an important quality to Junior? Do you think that tolerance is an important quality? Why?

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