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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. Whose suit does Junior wear to the Winter Formal in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?
(a) His brother's.
(b) His father's.
(c) Roger's.
(d) Rowdy's.

2. Junior says in Chapter 23: "Wake" that "When it comes to death, [Indians] know that" what "are pretty much the same thing"?
(a) Tears and burial.
(b) Brutality and ignorance.
(c) Loss and Living.
(d) Laughter and tears.

3. How many funerals does Junior say he's been to in his life in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 42.
(d) 23.

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

5. How does Junior feel about his exchange with Rowdy in Chapter 26: "Rowdy and I Have a Serious Discussion about Basketball"?
(a) Wounded.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Happy.
(d) Disappointed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What team is Penelope playing against in the volleyball match in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

2. What does Gordy say happens to weird people, from primitive cultures to today, in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?

3. How many Mexican girls does Gordy say disappeared in the same area of Mexico as the white girl in the last three years, but that there was no news of them, in Chapter 16: "Rowdy Gives Me Advice About Love"?

4. How old was Junior's father when he met Junior's mother for the first time?

5. How old was Junior's mother when she met Junior's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How would you describe Junior's circumstances during Christmas in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?

3. What news does Junior receive from the school counselor in Chapter 27: "Because Russian Guys Are Not Always Geniuses"?

4. What philosophical discussion do Junior and Gordy have regarding race and identity in Chapter 18: "Don't Trust Your Computer"?

5. What story does Arnold Spirit, Sr. tell his son in encouraging him to try out for the basketball team in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"?

6. How does Junior describe the contradictions of his identity in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?

7. What are Junior's chances of making the Reardan basketball team in Chapter 20: "Reindeer Games"? How does Junior do?

8. How does Mary describe her circumstances in her letter to Junior in Chapter 19: "My Sister Sends Me a Letter"?

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

10. Why is Junior particularly touched by his father's Christmas gift in Chapter 21: "And a Partridge in a Pear Tree"?

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