The Absolutely True Diary
Of a Part-Time Indian
Quiz + Test =
Quest
Quest (N):
1. A long and arduous journey for something.
2. A collaborative group assessment.
Overview
The purpose of this Quest is:
• To assess your comprehension of the course text,
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time India.
In addition to assessment, the aim of the Quest is
threefold:
• To promote peer-to-peer accountability;
• To establish responsible study habits and
expectations for 8th Grade English Language Arts;
• To practice recall, analytical, evaluative, and
synthetical skills orally
Rules
While it has all of the appearances of a game, do not be
deceived; this is an assessment.
Please note that:
• Each of you will be placed in a team—and you will not
be permitted to choose your team members.
• Each of you will be assessed individually on your
understanding and comprehension of the novel;
however, you will receive a group grade.
• Each team will have 1 Lifeline, which will permit them to
discuss with their team-members their answer; using the
lifelines results in a .5 point deduction.
• The team that earns the highest score will be rewarded
with one point of extra credit.
Total
Recall
Absolutely Did You
True, or
Text That?
False
Who’d
Thunk it?
Q n’ A
Q#1
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Q#2
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Q#3
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Q#4
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Q#4
Q#4
Q#4
Question #1 for Total
Recall
What change does
Mary make in her
life?
Question #2 for Total
Recall
What happens in the
first quarter of the
rematch
between
Reardan
and
Wellpinit?
Question #3 for Total
Recall
What happens after a
strange
billionaire
speaks at the funeral
of
Junior’s
grandmother?
Question #4 for Total
Recall
What does Junior
and Gordy share in
common?
Question #1 for
Absolutely True or False
During their Thanksgiving dinner,
Junior asks his father what Indians
should be thankful for. His father
replies that they should be thankful
for their wealth and good fortune.
True.
False.
Question #2 for
Absolutely True or False
Days after Christmas, Junior’s father
arrives, hung over. Yet, his father
gives him five dollars and Junior is
strangely grateful for this sacrifice.
True.
False.
Question #3 for
Absolutely True or False
Junior
believes
that
his
grandmother’s greatest quality is
her wisdom.
True.
False.
Question #4 for
Absolutely True or False
All of the students walk out of the
Mrs. Jeremy’s classroom, protesting
the fact that Junior returned to
school.
True.
False.
Question #1 for Did You
Text That?
Explain what is happening in the
passage below:
“Traveling between Reardan and
Wellpinit, between the little white
town and the reservation, I always
felt like a stranger.”
Question #2 for Did You
Text That?
Explain what Junior is talking about:
“‘I was born with water on the
brain.’”
Question #3 for Did You
Text That?
Explain what is happening in the
passage below:
“‘Son,’ Mr. P said. ‘You’re going to
find ore and more hope the farther
and farther you walk away from this
sad, sad, sad reservation.’”
Question #4 for Did You
Text That?
Explain what is happening in the
passage below:
“‘The people at home,’ I sad. ‘A lot
of them call me a apple.’”
Question #1 for Who’d
Thunk it?
Why
does
draw?
Junior
Question #2 for Who’d
Thunk it?
Describe
one
instance in the novel
where Junior acted
like a “warrior.”
Question #3 for Who’d
Thunk it?
How
does
Junior
‘earn’ of ‘find’ his
place at Reardan?
Question #4 for Who’d
Thunk it?
In what ways is Junior
a “part-time Indian”?
Question #1 for Q n’A
According to Junior, what is the
worst thing about being poor?
A.Not having enough money to
have what you want
B. Always going hungry
C.Suffering avoidable losses, like
losing a pet
Question #2 for Q n’ A
How does Coach inspire confidence in
Junior before the basketball game?
A.He tells him, “You can do it.”
B. He explains that he used to be a
“yucker.”
C.He informs Junior that he will not
guard Rowdy.
Question #3 for Q n’ A
Why does Rowdy hate Junior?
A.Rowdy thinks Junior ‘betrayed’ the
rez.
B. Rowdy secretly wants to attend
Reardan.
C.Rowdy had planned to beat
Reardan in basketball with Junior on
his team.
Question #4 for Q n’ A
Who wins the rematch?
A.Reardan
B. Wellipinit
C.The game doesn’t finish.