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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. According to Victor, what is it difficult to be on the reservation?
2. What are Victor and his companion's initial thoughts on what to do with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
3. Where does Victor think the troubles from the reservation stem from?
4. How do Victor and his friend describe the drug they take?
5. How does Victor play with the BB gun when he and Adrian are together?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the story that Jimmy One-horse tells about he and his wife being pulled over by a police officer?
2. What are Victor's thoughts on skeleton's in one's life?
3. Why does Samuel-Builds-a-Fire not have anything to drink in the past?
4. What happens to Sadie and Victor after the incident with Dirty Joe at the carnival?
5. What is Victor's opinion about 7-11 stores?
6. What is Dirty Joe's condition when Sadie and Victor find him at the carnival?
7. How do Victor and his friend Adrian play with a BB gun?
8. How does Victor piece his family history together?
9. What is Victor's commentary on sober Indians?
10. What happens when Victor's high school basketball team makes it to the finals during his senior year in high school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sherman Alexie says "My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures." Is there evidence of this advice in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? Use specifics from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What attitudes or traditions about American Indians does Alexie apparently wish to change? What techniques does the author use to influence the reader's views? Use specifics from the novel in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why are the characters on the Spokane Indian reservation opposed to assimilation into the mainstream culture? Why do the the reservation Indians shun the urban Indians? Is it likely that a person's cultural background is totally erased? Use evidence from the book in your answer.
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