The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Quiz Questions Flashcards

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How many teeth does Junior say he developed in Chapter 1: “The Black Eye of the Month Club”?

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42

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How old was Junior when he began wearing eyeglasses?

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3

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What medicine does Junior say he was prescribed to prevent seizures as a child in Chapter 1: “The Black Eye of the Month Club”?

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Phenobarbital

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What is the name of Junior’s dog that becomes ill in Chapter 2: “Why Chicken Means So Much to Me”?

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Oscar

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At what hospital were both Juinor and Rowdy born?

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Sacred Heart Hospital

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How many miles do Junior and Rowdy walk to get to the powwow in Chapter 3: “Revenge Is My Middle Name”?

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3 miles

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What is the name of the school that Junior attends on the reservation in Chapter 4: “Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France”?

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Wellpinit High School

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Junior describes his Indian Reservation in Chapter 4: “Because Geometry Is Not a Country Somewhere Near France” as being “one million miles north of” what?

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Important

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How is Mr. P injured after Junior accidentally hits him with his geometry book?

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His nose is broken

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Mr. P tells Junior in Chapter 5: “Hope Against Hope,” “That’s how we were taught to teach you. We were supposed to kill the Indian to save” what?

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The child

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What does Mr. P say Mary dreamed of being when she was in school in Chapter 5: “Hope Against Hope”?

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A writer

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What does Mr. P tell Junior he has to do in order to find happiness and hope in Chapter 5: “Hope Against Hope”?

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He has to leave the reservation

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What is the response of Junior’s parents when he asks them in Chapter 6: “Go Means Go,” “Who has the most hope?”

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White People

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How far is Reardan from the reservation where Junior lives?

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22 miles

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junior describes one week when he was little and his father was pulled over three times in reardan for “dwi” what does junior explain “dwi” as meaning?

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Driving while Indian

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How do Junior’s parents respond when he tells them he wants to transfer to reardan?

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they agree to help him transfer

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what was the score last year when junior’s school went to play reardan in flag football according to junior

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45-0

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what does junior say his best friend has become at the end of chapter 7: “rowdy sings the blues”?

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His worst enemy

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what is the mascot of reardan high

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an indian

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in the illustration of the white boy indian boy in chapter 8, the white boy is depicted wearing what kind of shoes

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latest air jordans

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What is junior’s grandmother’s reply when he asks her “what does it mean?” regarding the boy at school who did not punch him back in chapter 9

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I think it means he respects you

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what color bandana does junior’s gma wear whenever she goes to powwows

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red

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junior says that his gma makes her living by selling what objects on ebay

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beaded keychain

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At what time does junior described giving a confession of his love for the beautiful indian girl in chapter 10

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2:00 am

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What does junior go dressed as at school in chapter 11:"halloween"
a homeless person
26
what does penelope say she's going to ask for instead of candy when she goes rick-or-treating
spare change
27
what are the three boys dressed up as that rob junior
frankenstein
28
about how much money does junior say the thugs took from him?
10
29
whom does junior wish he could ask for advice about penelope?
rowdy
30
who is juniors geology teacher at reardan
mr dodge
31
what does junior claim petrified wood actually is in his geology class
rock
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when was the spokane indian resercation founded
1881
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what does mary say she did yesterday for the first time in her email to junior
she rode a horse
34
how many restaurants does mary describe on the reservation where she's living now in chapter 13
20
35
who is juniors history teacher at reardan
mr sheridan
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where does penelope tell Junior she wants to go to college
stanford
37
what team is penelope playing against in the vball match in chapter 16
the davenport lady gorillas
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what does gordy do when junior asks him for advice on how to gain the love of a white girl in chapter 16
conducts internet research
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how many mexican girls does gordy say disappeared in the same area of mexico as the white girl in the last three years, but that there was no news of them, in chapter 16
over 200
40
how many songs do penelope and junior dance to at the winter formal
19
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where do the cool kids decide to go to a diner after the winter formal
spokane
42
gordy says in chapter 18, "well life is a constant struggle between" what?
being an individual and being a member of a community
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why does mary say she is struggling to find a job in chapter 19
she has no experience
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how does mary describe her new house
the most gorgeous place in the world
45
how many years older is juniors mother than juniors father
8 years
46
how old was junior's mother when she met junior's father
13
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who does junior see in the stands that gives him the courage to play against wellpinit in the first basketball game of the season in chapter 20
his parents and grandmother
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by how many points does wellpinit win the basketball game after junior is taken out because of an injury in chapter 20
30
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Junior says in chapter 22, "I've learned that white people, especially fathers are good at" what?
hiding in plain sight
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what does junior describe as "the very best thing about my grandmother"
she was tolerant
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What does junior recall his grandmother telling his was "the whole point of life"?
to meet new people
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where is junior's grandmother's funeral moved in chapter 23?
to a football field
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what is the name of the rich white guy that speaks at junior's gmas wake?
ted
54
the object that the billionaire white collector presents is probably of what origin according to juniors mother?
sioux or ogalala
55
where was eugene when he was killed, according to junior in chapter 24
spokane
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what does junior say he does before every basketball game
he throws up
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how many games in a row does the reardan high school basketball team win after losing their first game to wellpinit
12
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who is compared to Joel Wezel on juniors basketball team
roger
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who is described as the point guard on the reardan bball team and compard to little larry soliday
jeff
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what team knocs reardan high's bball team oout of the playoffs
almira coulee-hartline
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why does junior apologize to rowdy in chapter 26
he apologizes for beating rowdy's team
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how does junior feel about his exchange with rowdy
happy
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how many funerals does junior say he's been to in his life
42
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what does junior blame for 90% of the spokane indian deaths
alcohol
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what grade does junior earn in english in chapter 28
A
66
what grade does junior earn in geometry in chapter 28
A
67
what symbols surround juniors illustration of his report card
starsw
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what musical instrument does Arnold Spirit Sr take with him when his family goes to spend the day at the cementary
his saxophone
69
junior says that "somehow or another, Indians have forgotten that reservations were meant to be" what?
death camps
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In junior's drawings of the boys, he writes a note that boys can hold hands until they are what age?
nine
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junior sys in chapter 29, "I realized that I might be a lonely indian boy but i was not alone in my loneliness There were millions of other americans who had left their birthplaces in search of what?
a dream
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what kind of trees does junior describe covering the reservation in chapter 30
ponderosa pine trees
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Who wrote a tale of two citites
Charles Dickens
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what does rowdy do when junior reaches out to touch him on the shoulder in chapter 7
rowdy punches junior
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what is the name of the school secretary that greets junior at reardan
melinda
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who is the pretty girl that introduces herself to junior in his homeroom class
penelope
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what grade does junior earn in "let's make birdhouses wood shop" in chapter 28
B-
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What lake are junior and rowdy jumping into in the drawing in chapter 29
turtle lake