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1. What is Junior's real name?
A. Roger Spirit
B. Eugene Spirit
C. Arnold Spirit
D. Rowdy Spirit
2. Junior refers to his cerebral spinal fluid in his skull as which of
the following?
A. brain freeze
B. brain drain
C. monkey grease
D. brain grease
3. What is the name of the teacher who told Arnold to leave the
reservation?
A. Mr. P
B. Mr. C
C. Gerald
D. Eugene
4. What is Junior's hobby?
A. Whittling
B. science experiments
C. drawing
D. singing
5. What was Junior's mother's dream?
A. to move away from the reservation
B. to go to college
C. to travel the world
D. to own an animal shelter
6. Who beats up Junior at the powwow?
A. Eugene
B. Rowdy
C. the Andruss brothers
D. Mr. P.
7. Whom does Junior hit in the face with his geometry book?
A. Junior's father
B. Rowdy
C. Mr. P.

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D. one of the Andruss brothers

8. Whom does Mr. P say is the smartest student he has ever taught?
A. Junior's mother
B. Junior
C. Mary
D. Rowdy
9. What types of stories did Mary write when she was in school?
A. mystery novels
B. children's books
C. literary stories
D. romance stories
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.

What is Mr. P.'s advice to Junior?

stop being friends with Rowdy
obey his parents
leave the reservation
help Mary write a novel

11.
A.
B.
C.
D.

What animal does Junior draw to depict hope?

a majestic large griffin
a flying white horse
a sleeping pink unicorn
a fiery green dragon

12.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Why does Penelope laugh at Junior on his first day?

because his clothes are cheap
because he has a zit on his face
because he says his name is "Junior"
because he is not attractive

13.
A.
B.
C.
D.

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

Junior spits on him.
Junior kicks him.
Junior punches him.
Junior runs away from him.

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Quote Analyses
Give insight on the following quotes:
1. I think the world is a serious of broken dams and floods, and
my cartoons are tiny lifeboats Page 4; Junior

2. Okay, so now you know that I'm a cartoonist. And I think I'm
pretty good at it, too. But no matter how good I am, my
cartoons will never take the place of food or money. I wish I
could draw a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or a fist full of
twenty dollar bills, and perform some magic trick and make it
real. But I can't do that. Nobody can do that, not even the
hungriest magician in the world. Page 7; Junior

3. "My name is Junior," I said. "And my name is Arnold. It's Junior

and Arnold. I'm both." I felt like two different people inside of
one body. No, I felt like a magician slicing myself in half, with
Junior living on the north side of the Spokane River and Arnold
living on the south. Page (8.72-8.74); Conversation with Junior and
Penelope

Short Answers
1. Why does Junior consider himself abnormal? What factors reinforce this
self-image?
(5 Marks)

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2. So far, do you think that Junior is doing the right thing by leaving the
reservation to get his high school education? State and support your
opinion. (5 Marks)

3. What does Juniors 30 year old text book symbolize? (5 Marks)

4. Why does Junior call his grandmother amazing? (3 Marks)

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5. Draw a comic about something that has happened in the novel so far
in a similar way that Junior makes fun of his life in his comics. (2 Marks)