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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This book is told from what character's point of view

a)

Rowdy

b)

Reardan

c)

Junior

2.

What point of view is the story told from?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

3.

Which character trait best describes Junior?

a)

shy

b)

angry

c)

persistent

4.

Which detail best supports the idea that Junior has persistence?

a)

He travels a long distance to go to school at Reardan High School.

b)

He punches Roger in the nose.

c)

He plays basketball against the team from his Rez.

5.
How does Junior cope with being bullied?
a)
He fights back with his words
b)
He  beats people up
c)
He hides in his room and draws cartoons
d)
He accepts that he gets beaten up
6.

What is a major conflict in this book?

a)

Junior's struggle to fit into two different cultures.

b)

Junior does not believe he is a good basketball player

c)

Junior's parents beat him all the time

7.

How does Junior react to Roger's racist joke?

a)

He walks away

b)

He punches Roger in the face

c)

He tells Mr.P

d)

He cries

8.
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 above. 
9.
Describe the purpose of this image.
a)
To focus on Junior's split personality.
b)
To show the different cultural contexts that are part of Junior's life.
c)
To show that all white people have nice stuff, and Indians have cheap shoes.
d)
To provide evidence for Junior's desire to be with Penelope
10.
Who is this?
a)
Rowdy
b)
Arnold Spirit
c)
Oscar
d)
Roger
11.
Why does Mr. P think that Junior should leave the reservation? 
a)
Because everyone on the rez has given up.
b)
Because he will be an actor if he stays on the rez.
c)
Because the rez is teaching him everything worthwhile. 
12.

Which statement best describes Arnold’s relationship with Penelope?

a)

It is true love where they both have strong romantic feelings for each other.

b)

Arnold is using her to further separate himself from life on the reservation.

c)

Penelope is using him to anger her father and shock her friends at Reardan.

d)

They’re both using one another and it’s more a friendship than anything else.

13.
Junior's sister sends him a letter. What does she tell him about her job situation?
a)
She is making and selling fry bread.
b)
She is sewing powwow dance costumes.
c)
She is a maid at the hotel she stayed at on her honeymoon.
d)
She cannot find a job because she has no experience.
14.
What sport does Junior participate in?
a)
Baseball
b)
Basketball
c)
Soccer
d)
Wrestling
15.

What is the name of the Lake that Arnold and Rowdy visit?

a)

Turtle Lake

b)

Tortoise Lake

c)

Run Away Lake

d)

Ghost Lake

16.

How does Arnold react when Rowdy tells Arnold his dream?

a)

He cries

b)

He laughs

c)

He tries to punch Rowdy

d)

He's silent

17.

Arnold is fourteen years old. How many funerals has he been to?

a)

4

b)

14

c)

42

d)

24

18.

Which of Junior's friends or family members does not pass away throughout the course of the novel?

a)

Grandmother Spirit

b)

Rowdy

c)

Mary

d)

Eugene

19.

hysterics - out-of-control behavior or emotion caused by being upset afraid or excited

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Shortly after Junior’s grandmother died, Eugene, a family friend was shot and killed.

a)

True

b)

False