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Part Time Indian: Part One Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nobody paid attention to Junior's Parents' ____________

a)

Dreams

b)

Agony

c)

Criminal Records

d)

Reumes

2.

Who Said this: "You have to leave the reservation."

a)

Mr. P.

b)

Mr. T

c)

Rowdy

d)

Junior's Dad

3.

Who Said this: "But how can I get any experience if they don't give me a chance to get experience?"

a)

Penelope

b)

Mary

c)

Gordy

d)

Junior

4.

Who Said this: "You see, you men and boys are like packs of wild dogs. This giant boy is the alpha male of the school, and you are the new dog, so he pushed you around a bit to see how tough you are."

a)

Mary

b)

Roger

c)

Penelope

d)

Grandma

5.

Who Said this: "You should approach each book... you should approach life ... with the real possibility that you might 'find joy' at any point."

a)

Mr. P.

b)

Junior's Mom

c)

Gordy

d)

Penelope

6.

Who Said this: "I'm sick of Indian guys who treat white women like bowling trophies."

a)

Junior

b)

Gordy

c)

Roger

d)

Rowdy

7.

What is the name of Junior's New School?

a)

Wellpinit High

b)

Spokane High

c)

Reardan High

d)

Springfield High

8.

Who is Junior's best friend?

a)

Gordy

b)

Rowdy

c)

Penelope

d)

Roger

9.

What happened to Junior's Sister after she left the basement?

a)

She died in a fire

b)

She married a Flathead and moved to Montana

c)

She got a job writing Novels

d)

She went to prison

10.

Junior's family was too poor to...

a)

buy groceries

b)

drive to school

c)

save junior's dog Oscar

d)

all of these answers

11.

Besides Basketball and reading, what does Junior do with his free time?

a)

go to pow-wows and tepee creep

b)

burn ants with magnifying glass

c)

drink with his friends

d)

draw cartoons

12.

Who beats up Junior at the powwow?

a)

Eugene

b)

Rowdy

c)

Andruss Bros.

d)

Mr. P

13.

Who did Junior's geometry book once belong to?

a)

His mom

b)

His dad

c)

Mr. p

d)

His Sister

14.

How many miles away from the reservation is Reardan?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

22

d)

27

15.

Why does Penelope laugh at Junior on his first day?

a)

He is poor

b)

he is ugly

c)

he has two names

d)

he has zits

16.

What does Junior do to Roger when Roger tells a racist joke?

a)

Runs away crying

b)

spits in his face

c)

kills his family

d)

punches him

17.

What does Rowdy’s dad say when Junior delivers a cartoon for Rowdy to Rowdy’s house?

a)

To go away

b)

thanks!

c)

he asks if Junior is Gay

d)

tells Junior the drawing sucks

18.

What does Junior Dress as for Halloween?

a)

Vampire

b)

White Man

c)

Homeless guy

d)

Indian

19.

What does Junior Give ROwdy on Thanksgiving?

a)

A bottle of Booze

b)

A piece of Pumkin Pie

c)

11 Deer Skins and a Lion Pelt

d)

A cartoon of him and ROwdy

20.

What problem does Junior NOT suffer from?

a)

Speech impediments

b)

Poor Eyesight

c)

Seizures

d)

Polio

21.

Why does Junior's dad kill Oscar

a)

The dog pooped on his boots

b)

rabies

c)

the vet hates indian dogs

d)

bullets are cheaper than vet bills

22.

Who is the other Indian at Reardan High School

a)

Eugene

b)

Gordy

c)

Rowdy

d)

Mascot

23.

What type of novel does Mary like

a)

Comic Book

b)

ROmance

c)

Sci-fi

d)

classics

24.

Select the Ways Junior Gets to School

a)

Ride From Other traveling Indians or hitchhikes

b)

Ride From Parents

c)

Ride From Eugene

d)

Ride on magic carpet

e)

Walks

25.

What does "Kill the Indian to Save the Child" mean?

a)

Indians will kill children if you don’t stop them.

b)

If you have to choose between two people, choose the youngest.

c)

Destroying Indian culture is the best thing for Indian children.

d)

All of the above. All of the above.

26.

What is the downside of going to school in Reardan?

a)

It will be hard to get there.

b)

Some of the people there are racist.

c)

Indians on the rez will be angry.

d)

All of the answers are correct

27.

What is the upside of going to school in Reardan?

a)

It has one of the best small schools in the state and there is hope

b)

They have a good sports programs.

c)

He will be accepted there for who he is.

d)

Both A and B are correct. Both A and B are correct.

28.

What does Junior claim petrified wood actually is in his geology class in Chapter 12: "Slouching Toward Thanksgiving"?

a)

Plaster

b)

Rock

c)

Sap

d)

Salt

29.

How much money does Junior have when he attends the Winter Formal in Chapter 17: "Dance, Dance, Dance"?

a)

$100

b)

$0

c)

$5

d)

$25

30.

Mary can best be described in the beginning of the book as someone who ___

a)

is evil and wicked

b)

is wasting her potential

c)

is emo

d)

hates school

31.

Why do you think Rowdy Hurts People?

a)

He is a psychopath

b)

he hates kids

c)

he wants them to feel as bad as he does because he can't feel good like they do

d)

his dad is gay

32.

What rules led Junior to punch Roger in the face?

a)

fight club rules

b)

school dress code

c)

the unofficial and unwritten Spokane Indian Rules of Fisticuffs

d)

Golden RUle

33.

What is IRONIC about Junior's Halloween Costume

a)

It's an Indian

b)

he is poor and raising money for the poor

c)

Penelope raised more money

d)

He gets robbed

34.

What proved to Junior that His sister's spirit has NOT died?

a)

She sits in the basement

b)

she publishes a book

c)

She gets Married and runs away

d)

She gets a job

35.

What is the BEST TOPIC for a theme in this novel so far?

a)

HOPE

b)

HIGH SCHOOL

c)

WHITE GIRLS

d)

RELIGION

36.

wHY DOES jUNIOR nEED sURGERY WHEN HE IS A BABY?

a)

Hydrocephalus

b)

AIDS

c)

broken ribs

d)

heart palpitations

37.

How does Rowdy get back at the Andruss Bros. ?

a)

pours out their whiskey

b)

eats their donuts

c)

shaves their backs

d)

cuts their braids off

38.

True or False: Penelope is Bulimic

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Don't know

d)

?

39.

What do you learn about Junior and Rowdy's friendship from the "Tears of a Clown Chapter?

a)

Rowdy hates Dawn

b)

Rowdy thinks Junior is a wuss

c)

Rowdy and Junior keep each others' secrets and accept each other for what and who they are

d)

Rowdy and Junior are Boyfriends

40.

Choose all of the important topics in this Book

a)

Racism

b)

Poverty

c)

poetry

d)

Abuse and Neglect

e)

Hope