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Sherman AlexieThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 1993A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Answer Key
Stories 1-11
Reading Check
1. New Year’s Eve (“Every Little Hurricane”)
2. Benjamin Lake (“A Drug Called Tradition”)
3. The drums (“Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”)
4. Reservation University (“Crazy Horse Dreams”)
5. Basketball (“The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn’t Flash Red Anymore”)
6. Dirty Joe (“Amusements)
7. A trailer (“This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”)
8. She dances. (“The Fun House”)
9. Watch television (“All I Wanted to Do Was Dance”)
10. Two (“The Trial of Thomas Builds-the-Fire”)
11. Television (“Distances”)
Short Answer
1. His father doesn’t have any money for presents. (“Every Little Hurricane”)
2. Victor laments that he and his generation have never had any real wars to fight. (“Because My Father Always Said He was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock”)
3. He fears “Elevators, Escalators, revolving doors. Any kind of forced movement.
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