Log in
Sign up for FREE
arrow_back
Library
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Chapters 1-5
By Hillary Cheaney
star
star
star
star
star
Share
share
Last updated over 2 years ago
23 questions
Add this activity
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Question 1
1.
Why does Junior throw the textbook at Mr. P?
A) The class was boring and he was tired of sitting there doing nothing
B) The book included information that he disagreed with
C) The book was so old that his mother used the same one
D) Mr. P said a racist comment to a boy sitting in the class
Question 2
2.
What does the phrase "Kill the Indian, save the child" mean?
A) Indians will kill children, which is why the Europeans killed the Indians
B) If you have to choose between two people, choose the youngest
C) Destroying the Indian culture is the best thing for Indian children
D) Native American Indians need to be completely exterminated
Question 3
3.
Why does Mr. P think that Junior should leave the reservation?
A) Everyone on the reservation has given up hope
B) He says Junior will get killed if he stays on the rez
C) The rez is not teaching Junior anything worthwhile
D) All of the above statements are correct
Question 4
4.
What did Rowdy do for Junior after the Andruss Brothers jumped Junior?
A) Rowdy beat them with his fists
B) Rowdy cut off their hair and shaved their eyebrows
C) Rowdy went to the police and reported them
D) Rowdy stole their car and crashed it
Question 5
5.
Junior handles life in a different way than most people. Junior's differences include the following EXCEPT
A) He has seizures
B) He is both near-sighted and far-sighted
C) He had overcrowded teeth
D) He has different sized feet
Question 6
6.
The novel is written in what point of view?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
Question 7
7.
On the reservation, Junior feels like a(n)
A) Outcast
B) Leader
C) Joker
Question 8
8.
Who is Junior's best friend on the reservation?
A) Gordy
B) Eugene
C) Rowdy
D) Mr. P
Question 9
9.
What was Junior's sister's dream?
A) To be a dancer
B) To be a singer
C) To be a teacher
D) To be a writer
Question 10
10.
What type of Indian reservation does Junior live on?
A) Cherokee
B) Spokane
C) Cheyenne
D) Catawba
Question 11
11.
Why does Junior's father not take his dog to the vet but kills it instead?
A) A bullet is cheaper than vet bills
B) The dog is rabid and there's nothing the vet can do to save him
C) The vet is too far away and the dog would never make it
D) He hates the dog and enjoys shooting it
Question 12
12.
How does Junior's sister spend her days?
A) Looking for odd jobs
B) In the basement, doing nothing
C) Sitting on the porch, reading
D) Helping people on the rez
Question 13
13.
Who "is the toughest kid on the rez"?
A) Junior
B) Rowdy
C) Eugene
D) Gordy
Question 14
14.
How would you describe Junior's financial situation?
A) Inherited wealth
B) Self-made wealth
C) Middle class
D) Lower income
E) Poor
Question 15
15.
Which of the following things do Rowdy and Junior like to do together?
A) Read comic books
B) Talk about their dreams
C) Play baseball
D) Answers A and B are correct
E) Answers B and C are correct
Question 16
16.
Junior refers to the cerebral spinal fluid in his skull as which of the following?
A) Brain freeze
B) Monkey grease
C) Brain drain
D) Brain grease
Question 17
17.
How many extra teeth did Junior have when he was a young child?
A) six
B) seven
C) eleven
D) ten
Question 18
18.
What is the hobby Junior seems to enjoy the most?
A) Whittling
B) Singing
C) Science experiments
D) Drawing
Question 19
19.
What was Junior's father's dream?
A) To become a teacher
B) To become a stock trader
C) To become a politician
D) To become a jazz musician
Question 20
20.
What was Junior's mother's dream?
A) To move away from the reservation
B) To own an animal shelter
C) To go to college
D) To travel the world
Question 21
21.
To what animal does Junior compare Rowdy to?
A) chicken
B) snake
C) bull
D) lion
Question 22
22.
What is Junior's nickname for his sister Mary?
A) Mary Homebody
B) Mary Quite Contrary
C) Mary Runs Away
D) Mary Little Lamb
Question 23
23.
Whom does Mr. P say is the smartest student he has ever taught?
A) Mary
B) Junior
C) Rowdy
D) Junior's mother