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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 financial advice does Lyman give Lipsha?

2. Who is said to have a "foot on death's row"?

3. What type of documentary does Albertine watch the night she can't fall asleep?

4. Why did the Chippewa come to Albertine's reservation?

5. Where does Lipsha live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Albertine take part in the naming ceremony?

2. Why is Shawnee conflicted over her feelings for Lipsha?

3. How does Lyman try to distract himself from the attraction of gambling?

4. What does Marie notice about Lipsha's appearance at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What happens when Lipsha feels that he sees his dead mother?

6. What role does Fleur play in Lyman's dream?

7. Why does Lulu go to the post office?

8. How is June Morrissey described?

9. What do the people of the reservation assume about the young white boy with Fleur?

10. Why does June promise herself that no one will ever hold her again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Lyman's bingo hall. What does the it represent to Lyman? Choose three other characters and describe what the bingo hall represents to them. How does the hall move the plot of this novel forward?

Essay Topic 2

The ancestors serve as narrators during parts of "The Bingo Palace." Who are the ancestors and why are they valued in reservation life? What judgments do the ancestors have? Why does the author sometimes use them as narrators? How do they add to the narration of this novel?

Essay Topic 3

How do family relationships complicate Lipsha's life? Describe some of his family relationships and the struggles they have together. How does Lipsha address these struggles? How do the struggles impact the characters and the plot? What is the author's commentary on family?

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