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PTI Wk 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Junior bullied as a child on the rez?

a)

He has water on the brain.

b)

He is friends with Rowdy.

c)

He is big and strong.

d)

He is rich.

2.

What is Junior's hobby?

a)

Science Experiments

b)

Whittling

c)

Powwow Dancing

d)

Drawing

3.

How many extra teeth does Junior have?

a)

2

b)

23

c)

10

d)

94

4.

What is Junior's dog's name?

a)

Oscar

b)

Ted

c)

Penelope

d)

Rowdy

5.

What were Junior's father and mother's dreams?

a)

Trading and working in an animal shelter

b)

Becoming a jazz musician and attending college

c)

Entering politics and travelling the worlds.

d)

Raising two healthy kids and having a couple beers on the weekends.

6.

How does Mary spend her days after graduating from Wellpinit High School?

(Check all that apply.)

a)

Working in a post office

b)

Working at the casino

c)

Spending time in the basement

d)

Writing a romance novel

7.

What does Junior do to his teacher, Mr. P?

a)

Breaks his nose with a textbook

b)

Eggs his car

c)

Begs him for a better grade

d)

Trips him with his big feet

8.

Why does Mr. P think that Junior should leave the reservation?

a)

Because everyone on the rez has given up

b)

Because he worries that he will die if he stays on the rez

c)

Because he's not getting the education he deserves on the rez

d)

All of these reasons

9.

Whose name does Junior find written in his textbook?

a)

His mother's

b)

His sister's

c)

No one's becasue it was brand new

d)

Roger's because it was a hand-me-down from Reardan

10.

Before Junior's second day at Reardan, he eats what for breakfast?

a)

A Native American acorn hotcake

b)

A hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs

c)

A package of orange fruit drink mixed in a gallon of water

d)

A Poptart

11.

When Junior tells Rowdy that he is transferring to Reardan, Rowdy

a)

is happy for Junior

b)

is furious with Junior

c)

is afraid for Junior

d)

doesn't care

12.

After Junior punches Roger, he thinks, "I might have impressed the king, but the queen still hated me" (Alexie 73). The "queen" is:

a)

Penelope

b)

Junior's mother

c)

Dawn

d)

The principal

13.

What animal does Junior draw to depict hope?

a)

A buffalo

b)

A sleeping pink unicorn

c)

A magestic large griffin

d)

A flying white horse

14.

In "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice," Junior's grandmother tells him that the fact that Roger did not retaliate (fight back) means that:

a)

Roger's going to kill Junior in his sleep.

b)

Roger is a coward.

c)

Roger respects Junior.

d)

Roger is going to gather all his friends and jump Junior.

15.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Junior: "Rowdy's dad, drunk as usual, opened the door."

b)

Junior says, "Rowdy's dad, drunk as usual, opened the door," (Alexie 102)

c)

Junior says, "Rowdy's dad, drunk as usual, opened the door" (Alexie 102).

d)

"Rowdy's dad, drunk as usual, opened the door" (Alexie 102).

16.

When Junior gets to Reardan, he is called

a)

Chief

b)

Tonto

c)

Squaw Boy

d)

All of these things

17.

Who gives Junior a ride to school on his second ay of Reardan?

a)

His dad's best friend, Eugene

b)

His mom

c)

His older sister

d)

No one. He takes the bus.

18.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

After Junior tells Rowdy that he is transferring to Reardan, he realizes, "My best friend had become my worst enemy" (Alexie 53).

b)

Junior describes his response to Rowdy's scream when he expresses that his "heart broke into fourteen pieces, one for each year that Rowdy and [he] had been best friends" (Alexie 52).

c)

After Rowdy punches him in the face, Junior thinks, "I was the kind of idiot that got punched hard in the face by his best friend" (Alexie 52).

d)

All of these quotes are integrated properly.

19.

As a child, Junior falls in love with "an Indian girl" who was the "best traditional powwow dancer on the rez" who had braids wrapped in "otter fur." Her name was:

a)

Penelope

b)

Mary

c)

Tiger Lily

d)

Dawn

20.

What is Junior's real name?

a)

Roger Spirit

b)

Arnold Spirit

c)

Rowdy Spirit

d)

Eugene Spirit