Chapters 27-30 of "The Absolutely True Diary..."

In Chapter 27, what horrible news did Miss Warren break to Junior at school?

• He could no longer play on the school basketball team.

• His father had been in a car accident.

• His sister, Mary, died.

Why was Junior terrified as he waited for his father to pick him up from school?

• He feared that his father would wreck his car on the icy roads.

• His feared that his chemistry teacher, Dr. Noble, would be angry that he missed the quiz.

• He thought Miss Warren would issue him a referral for running outside when she asked him to wait in her office.

Why did Junior laugh uncontrollably when his father picked him up from school?

• His father told him a funny story.

• He was relieved that his father was alive.

• He remembered a joke that Gordy had told him earlier that day.

What happened to Mary?

• She divorced her husband.

• She graduated from college.

• She died in a fire.

Why did Junior blame himself for Mary's death?

• When Junior left the reservation to go to Reardan, Mary found the courage to leave the reservation, too.

• Junior was accidentally started the fire in Mary's trailer.

• Junior introduced Mary to the man who would become her husband and take her to Montana.

True or false: Junior failed most of his classes at Reardan.

• True

• False

What realization did Junior have in Chapter 29?

• He never wanted to speak to Rowdy again.

• He would be okay and we was not alone in his loneliness.

• He would live on the reservation for the rest of his life.

What was so special about Turtle Lake?

• The lake was surrounded my myths and legends.

• It was infested by freshwater sharks.

• It was unusually shallow for a lake.

What did Rowdy always know about Junior?

• He always knew that Junior would leave the reservation.

• He always knew they would become enemies.

• He always knew that Junior would live on the reservation forever.

True or false: Two themes of the novel are hope and resilience.

• True

• False