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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. What does Joe smell when he is at the round house in Chapter 4?

2. What is the name of the doctor on duty when Geraldine is taken to the hospital in Chapter 1?

3. What color chair does Joe sit in at the emergency room in Hoopdance?

4. When Joe and his friends eat the sandwiches he brought, what do they add to the sandwiches before they eat them in Chapter 4?

5. How old was Joe when his father taught him to drive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of bike does Angus have?

2. What is Bazil's occupation?

3. What is the history of the house where Joe and his family live?

4. How does Joe describe Cappy's family?

5. Before his mother is hurt, what did Joe usually do after school?

6. What does Cappy give Joe after his mother is hurt?

7. What are Joe and his dad doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. What sound does Joe hear when he is at the round house?

9. What happened to Geraldine in Chapter 1?

10. In Chapter 4, what does Joe visualize that the attacker did?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe searches for luck. Why does Joe believe that he needs luck? What is the traditional way for an Ojibwe to find luck? How does Joe become lucky when he goes to the lake? Does the luck ease his life or make it more difficult?

Essay Topic 2

Joe comments that he has had the perfect family. What has made Joe’s family to be considered perfect? How does his family compare to his friend’s families? How does the attack make his perfect family dysfunctional?

Essay Topic 3

Joe’s relationship with Linda changes throughout the novel. What does Joe think of Linda at first? What makes his opinion change? Why does Joe come to respect and trust Linda?

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