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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Victor's father buy a motorcycle?
(a) To visit distant friends.
(b) To get away from his wife.
(c) He has a leg injury and it is difficult for him to walk.
(d) Because he wants one since he is a child.

2. How do Victor and his teammates pass the time at the state basketball finals?
(a) They do cheers and chants.
(b) They talk about girls.
(c) They look at first-aid manuals.
(d) They practice their drills.

3. What does Victor's father tell him about his mother?
(a) That she is the glue that holds the family together.
(b) That she is a distant wife.
(c) That she is wonderful.
(d) That she is cantankerous.

4. Why is the situation in jail like a war?
(a) Because everyone had a "turf".
(b) Because there is a daily death toll.
(c) Because of the adversity.
(d) Because everyday is like a battle.

5. What is Victor's father's advice about remembering the past?
(a) To change the old memories.
(b) To hold on to good memories.
(c) Use your past to change your future.
(d) To avoid memories of the past.

6. What happens to Victor after a night of drinking when his white lover leaves him?
(a) He gets into a bar fight.
(b) He vomits.
(c) The bartender refuses to serve him anymore.
(d) He passes out.

7. Where does the flirtatious waitress invite Victor after the see each other for the second time?
(a) To her apartment.
(b) To her Winnebago.
(c) To her hotel room.
(d) To her parents' house.

8. What does the bingo game that Victor discusses after his experience with the waitress represent to him?
(a) Indians are playing the game of life that is stacked against them.
(b) That he is so far behind to win in life.
(c) That he does not have the tools he needs to elevate his status.
(d) That everyone finds happiness but him.

9. How do Victor and his friend describe the drug they take?
(a) It is medicinal.
(b) It is natural.
(c) It is a form of escapism.
(d) It is Indian and very spiritual.

10. What condition does Victor suffer from when his white lover leaves him?
(a) Vertigo.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) The flu.
(d) A migraine.

11. According to Victor, what do their ancestors laugh at?
(a) Selling Indian trinkets to tourists.
(b) The economic development that makes his friend prosperous.
(c) Indians being school mascots.
(d) Indians owning casinos.

12. Who does Victor invite to take a drug with him?
(a) Samuel-Builds-the-Fire.
(b) Junior.
(c) Thomas-Builds-the-Fire.
(d) Adrian.

13. Why is Victor's friend able to afford beer for the party at the lake?
(a) He inherits land that is used by large corporations.
(b) He sells some bootleg liquor.
(c) He receives a check from the government.
(d) He has a job.

14. Who assists Victor and his companion with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
(a) Another friend.
(b) A carny.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A stranger.

15. Why is Victor's father against fighting for the United States in the Vietnam War?
(a) Because the government kills so many Indians in the past.
(b) Because he does not agree with the reasons why the United States goes to war.
(c) Because he considers the Vietnamese like the Indians.
(d) Because he does not consider himself an American citizen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Victor take baby James home to take care of him?

2. What do onlookers do when they see Dirty Joe at the carnival?

3. What does Thomas Builds-a-Fire stop doing after his incident twenty years ago?

4. What does Victor decide to do after the state final basketball game?

5. What does Victor's father do when Victor tries to bond with him?

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