"The Joy of Reading & Writing: Superman and Me"

Sherman Alexie was born on an Indian Reservation in:

• Washington DC

• San Francisco, CA

• Spokane, Washington

• Eugene, Oregon

Sherman Alexie recalls that he learned to read with a Superman comic book, but he says he forgot everything else except:

• the villain Superman was fighting against

• the plot of the story

• how the comic book became his

• where he lived

Why did Alexie consider his family to be middle-class by reservation standards?

• Alexie's family lived in a house

• at least one of Alexie's parents had a minimum-wage job

• both Alexie's parents were literate

• Alexie could afford comic books

Alexie's father bought books:

• at the Catholic school

• by mail

• on Amazon.com

• by the pound

Alexie tells that his father built and filled a set of bookshelves with an assortment of books. The word "assortment" means:

• many different kinds and genres

• a large quantity

• large and heavy

• expensive and well-known

How does Alexie define a paragraph?

• a wall that surrounds a yard

• a fence that held words

• a link connecting thoughts

• a group of sentences

Using his knowledge of a paragraph, Alexie compared his family to:

• a paragraph with seven sentences representing each family member

• a comic book family edition

• an essay of seven paragraphs

• a history book

Alexie regrets that as "Indian" boy who was able to read at a very high level made him an "oddity" instead of a:

• genius

• prodigy

• wonder child

• celebrity

What phrase is missing in the following sequence:

"I was smart. ____________________, I was lucky."

• "I was an Indian."

• "I was Superman."

• "I was arrogant."

• "I was famous."

Alexie first career choice was to become a:

• politician

• professor of History

• priest

• pediatrician