The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian: Chapters 1-5

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23 questions

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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

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

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

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

A) He has seizures

B) He is both near-sighted and far-sighted

C) He had overcrowded teeth

D) He has different sized feet

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

A) Outcast

B) Leader

C) Joker

A) Gordy

B) Eugene

C) Rowdy

D) Mr. P

A) To be a dancer

B) To be a singer

C) To be a teacher

D) To be a writer

A) Cherokee

B) Spokane

C) Cheyenne

D) Catawba

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

A) Looking for odd jobs

B) In the basement, doing nothing

C) Sitting on the porch, reading

D) Helping people on the rez

A) Junior

B) Rowdy

C) Eugene

D) Gordy

A) Brain freeze

B) Monkey grease

C) Brain drain

D) Brain grease

A) six

B) seven

C) eleven

D) ten

A) Whittling

B) Singing

C) Science experiments

D) Drawing

A) To become a teacher

B) To become a stock trader

C) To become a politician

D) To become a jazz musician

A) To move away from the reservation

B) To own an animal shelter

C) To go to college

D) To travel the world

A) chicken

B) snake

C) bull

D) lion

A) Mary Homebody

B) Mary Quite Contrary

C) Mary Runs Away

D) Mary Little Lamb

A) Mary

B) Junior

C) Rowdy

D) Junior's mother

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

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

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

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

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

The novel is written in what point of view?

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

On the reservation, Junior feels like a(n)

A) Outcast

B) Leader

C) Joker

Who is Junior's best friend on the reservation?

A) Gordy

B) Eugene

C) Rowdy

D) Mr. P

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

What type of Indian reservation does Junior live on?

A) Cherokee

B) Spokane

C) Cheyenne

D) Catawba

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

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

Who "is the toughest kid on the rez"?

A) Junior

B) Rowdy

C) Eugene

D) Gordy

How would you describe Junior's financial situation?

A) Inherited wealth

B) Self-made wealth

C) Middle class

D) Lower income

E) Poor

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

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

How many extra teeth did Junior have when he was a young child?

A) six

B) seven

C) eleven

D) ten

What is the hobby Junior seems to enjoy the most?

A) Whittling

B) Singing

C) Science experiments

D) Drawing

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

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

To what animal does Junior compare Rowdy to?

A) chicken

B) snake

C) bull

D) lion

What is Junior's nickname for his sister Mary?

A) Mary Homebody

B) Mary Quite Contrary

C) Mary Runs Away

D) Mary Little Lamb

Whom does Mr. P say is the smartest student he has ever taught?

A) Mary

B) Junior

C) Rowdy

D) Junior's mother