The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian Test

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what makes junior different from the other children on the reservation?

he was born with water in his brain

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junior states ¨hunger is not the worst part about being poor, the worst part is..¨

not being able to heal his sick dog

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why doesn't junior blame his parents for killing oscar?

they were born into poverty

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how does junior feel about poverty?

it doesn't give you strength, teaches you to be poor

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what do rowdy and junior have in common?

cartoons

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why does junior throw a book at mr. p?

the book was old and had his mothers name in it

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how are rowdy and junior different?

rowdy likes to fight while junior is bullied

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why is rowdy the most important person in juniors life?

they are inseparable

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why does mr. p say junior threw the book at his face?

he refused to give up on the inside

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mary can best be described in the beginning as someone who?

is wasting her potential

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how does mr. p change juniors view of his sister?

he told junior she used to be a writer

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why does mr. p want junior to leave the reservation?

he might die if he stays

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why are junior´s parents worried about him leaving the rez?

the other indians will be mad

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why was it too late for junior to change his mind about transferring?

he already betrayed his tribe

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how did junior´s understanding of the rules of ¨fisticuffs" lead to the incident with roger?

he assumed the roles were the same and fought him

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how does rowdy respond to junior going to reardan?

he is angry and hurt

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how did junior feel after he punched roger and roger did not punch back?

he felt like an alien on another planet

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why does grandma say roger did not hit junior back?

ge now has respect for junior

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how does roger show his respect for junior the day after he was punched?

he comments on junior ride to school as ¨cool¨

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why is it ironic that junior dresses as a homeless man and raises money for halloween?

he is a poor kid raising money for other poor kids

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which of the following does not show juniors poverty in the novel?

juniors crush on penelope

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how did junior start up a relationship with penelope?

he wore the same costume and offered to raise money

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which of the following does not show the desire of hope in the novel?

rowdy remaining on the reservation

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why is junior lonelier when he first transferred to reardan than staying on the rez?

everyone ignored him

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what event showed junior that mary´s spirit hadn't been killed?

she got married

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how does junior know that rowdy missed him?

he didn't tear up the cartoon that junior gave him

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what is NOT an example of junior hiding his poverty?

he brags about the money his family makes from the casino

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which of the following helps junior realize that people can ¨be pretty damn amazing¨?

rogers gives him money and drives him home

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why does junior make the varsity basketball team?

he refused to give up going one-on-one with roger

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how does wellpinit show their feelings for junior at the first game?

they turn their backs on him

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how does junior show his determination after he is hit in the head with a quarter?

he has eugene stitch him up to keep playing

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why is the five dollars junior gets for christmas special?

his father could have bought another bottle of alcohol?

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why does people call junior an ¨apple¨

he is red on the outside and white on the inside

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why are juniors parents better than reardan parents?

they don't ignore him

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why did people start to leave junior alone on the rez?

they figured he had enough pain when his grandmother died

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grandmother´s last words were forgive him to was this directed to and what did it mean?

to the drunk driver to show love and forgiveness

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what evidence shows how much grandmother was loved and respected

over 2,000 people came to her funeral

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each funeral was a funeral for us. what does that show about the rez people?

they are together even through time of pain

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after eugene´s death, junior was hopeless. what restored his faith?

his entire class stood up for him

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how did junior grieve after eugene's death?

he started making lists of people he loved

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why did junior become a great basketball player at reardan?

they expected him to be good

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why did junior want to win the game against wellpinit?

he wanted to beat rowdy

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why did junior cry after beating wellpinit?

he was ashamed of winning

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how did juniors respond to his sister's death when his father picked him up?

he laughed the entire way home

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why did rowdy say junior transferred to reardan?

he is nomadic and has to keep moving around

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why is the title the absolutely true diary of a part-time indian?

junior felt he was half indian and half white

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what did junior say the biggest difference between indians and white people?

indians have been to an incredible amount of funerals

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why did junior go to reardan after his sister's death?

he didn't want to stay where people were drunk and unhappy

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what makes junior´s textbooks incredibly horrible?

it was over thirty years old

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why does mr. p say rowdy likes to hurt people?

he wants them to feel as bad as he does