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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. Where has Victor's white lover been the night before she leaves him?
2. What happens in the bingo game that Victor discusses after his experience with the waitress?
3. What is Victor's father's view on war?
4. What happens to Victor after a night of drinking when his white lover leaves him?
5. What does Victor's father do when Victor tries to bond with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Victor scared about in life when he discusses the bingo scenario?
2. What event leads Thomas Builds-a-Fire to stop telling stories?
3. What does Victor's father do during the 1960s?
4. What happens to Sadie and Victor after the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
5. What is Victor's commentary on sober Indians?
6. How does Victor describe Uncle Moses?
7. What does Norma say about Indians?
8. What happens to Victor's aunt and a mouse?
9. Why does baby James have a dent in his head?
10. What does Victor think the trouble on the Indian reservation stems from?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Victor's relationship with religion and tradition? Why does he have a sudden need for tradition when his father dies? How is the past both a destructive and a redemptive force in the novel? Use examples from the book to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How do the characters in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven build myths around gifted individuals? Does this practice bolster or erode a sense of pride in the characters? How? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Alexie uses literal and figurative references to weather throughout The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. What effect does this have in creating a connection of natural forces and humans? Use examples from the book to support your answer.
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