Chapter 1
The nickname Junior gives to cerebral spinal fluid.
Brain Grease
This is where Junior lives
Spokane Indian Reservation
How does Junior describe Rowdy?
2. His best human friend
3. "He has a strong heart"
At the beginning of chapter 4, what was Junior attending for the first time?
High school.
Why did Junior get in trouble at school?
He hit his geometry teacher with a book.
This is what was unusual about Junior's teeth.
He had too many of them.
This is the food that Junior's parents often bring home.
His father is an alcoholic who takes out his rage on Rowdy and his mother.
What was the nickname that Junior's sister had earned?
Mary Runs Away
What does Mr P regret doing as a young teacher?
He tried to kill Indian culture.
Junior has not suffered this physical ailment for seven years.
Seizures
Junior's pet dog.
Why did Junior not want to attend the Spokane Tribe's annual powwow?
He knew he would risk getting beaten up by bullies.
What was the weirdest thing about Mr P?
Sometimes he forgot to go to work.
According to Mr P, what profession did Mary dream of pursuing?
Becoming a romance novelist.
This is one of Junior's favorite hobbies.
Drawing
What is the never ending thing that Junior believes torments Native Americans living on reservations?
Poverty.
What had Rowdy done ever since he was little?
Fight
How does Junior describe Mr P?
He is a lonely old man who used to be a lonely young man.
Why did Junior almost cry?
He was touched by kind words spoken to him.
The one "language" that everyone can understand, according to Junior.
Art
What happens to Oscar?
He is shot.
How did Rowdy get back at the Andruss brothers for picking on Junior?
He waited until they were passed out, then he shaved their eyebrows and cut off their braids.
What is interesting about Junior's geometry book?
It belonged to his mother.
What does Mr P insist that Junior has to do?
Leave the reservation