Why does Arnold throw the Geometry Book?

It has his mother's name in it, making it 30 years old

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Duplicate of Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian Quiz Chapters 1-6 Mr.Kwakenat

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Quiz on the first six chapters of the novel.

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1
Vocab: what does contemplating, as in "I sat there, contemplating my place in the world," mean?
think deeply
play hockey
talk deeply
sleep deeply
2
What seems to be a common condition on the Reservation?
Depression
All of this
Alcoholism
Violence
3
Who doesn't follow the "rules of fisticuffs"?
Rowdy
Roger
Eugene
Arnold Jr.
4
Vocabulary question: What does ambidextrous mean?
Angry
Hungry
one handed
both handed
5
Vocab: What does interrogating, as in "My mom was interrogating me about last night," mean?
to question
to yell at
to play hockey with
to talk to
6
Why does Arnold throw the Geometry Book?
It's a math book
It stinks
It has his mother's name in it, making it 30 years old
He hates math.
7
Vocab: What does Susceptible, as in "I was susceptible to seizures and getting beat up," mean?
more likely
A & B
prone to
short
8
Why does Arnold REALLY throw the Math book?
It makes him feel like he's been betrayed by the school
All of this
It shows that no one really cares if they learn or not.
It shows how awful the education system on the rez is.
9
On the reservation, Arnold feels like a(n)
Joker
Leader
Follower
Outcast
10
Who "is the toughest kid on the rez."?
Rowdy
Arnold/Jr.
Roger
11
What happened to Arnold Jr.'s sister, Mary?
She ran away
She lives in the basement.
She got a job
She went to college
12
Who is this?
Rowdy
Roger
Arnold Jr.
Arnold Sr.
13
What reason does Mr. P give for wanting Arnold to leave the rez?
He doesn't want Arnold to end up like his sister.
All of the above
He doesn't want the hopelessness of the rez to get to him.
He feels guilty for how his treatment his Native students.
14
Who asked, "Who has the most hope?"?
Rowdy
Mary
Arnold

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