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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the school guidance counselor that calls Junior out of class in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) Mr. Dodge.
(b) Mr. Sheridan.
(c) Miss Warren.
(d) Mrs. Jeremy.

2. What does Gordy say happens to weird people, from primitive cultures to today, in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?
(a) They are regaled.
(b) They are executed.
(c) They are banished.
(d) They are worshiped.

3. What lake are Junior and Rowdy jumping into in the drawing in Chapter 29: "Remembering"?
(a) Grass Lake.
(b) Kangaroo Lake.
(c) Turtle Lake.
(d) Beaver Lake.

4. What happens to the man who is jailed for Eugene's death in Chapter 24: "Valentine Heart"?
(a) He hangs himself.
(b) He shoots himself.
(c) He is stabbed and killed.
(d) He is lynched by townspeople.

5. Who does Junior see in the stands that gives him the courage to play against Wellpinit in the first basketball game of the season in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"?
(a) His parents and grandmother.
(b) Rowdy and his girlfriend.
(c) Roger.
(d) Penelope and Earl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade are Junior and Rowdy in as they jump into the lake in the drawing in Chapter 29: "Remembering"?

2. Who is compared to Joel Wetzel on Junior's basketball team in Chapter 25: "In Like a Lion"?

3. Where is Junior's grandmother's funeral moved in Chapter 23: "Wake"?

4. What sentence does the drunk driver receive for the death of Junior's grandmother in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?

5. What derogatory term does Junior say that some people on the reservation call him in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Junior say about the virtue of tolerance in Chapter 22: "Red Versus White"?

2. Describe the drawing that comprises Chapter 28: "My Final Freshman Year Report Card." What imagery appears in the illustration?

3. Why has the billionaire named Ted come to Grandmother Spirit's wake in Chapter 23: "Wake"?

4. How does Junior analyze the exchange that he and Rowdy have shared in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?

5. What exchange takes place between Junior and Rowdy in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?

6. How does Penelope discover the truth of Junior's poverty? How does she respond?

7. How has Junior's understanding of and connection with his sister evolved by the end of the novel?

8. How does Junior describe his relationship with mortality in comparison with the students at Reardan in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

9. What is an example of irony employed by the author in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?

10. Where is Junior in the memory that he describes with Rowdy in Chapter 30: "Talking About Turtles"? What do they discuss?

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