"Pygmalion"
What did Phuc wants to change?
His social group / friends.
Mishna grew up in this city.
Seattle.
This is where Sherman Alexie lived as a child.
the Reservation / The Rez
The cheetah chases this at the zoo.
a dirty, pink bunny
"Jackie's place was like a dream come true."
"I'm Down"
What was the uniform of the miscreants (the skaters)?
Ripped jeans. Black Converse sneakers. Flannel shirts tied around their waists.
Which sport is Zaid good at?
skiing
This person wailed and tried to climb into her daughter's coffin.
Alexie's mom
The author compares herself to a cheetah using this craft move.
an extended metaphor
"A whirlwind of information twisted through the school."
"Pygmalion"
What was Phuc referring to this when he writes, "I fanned the embers to incinerate who kids thought I was (and who I thought I was)."
His new identity.
What do Mishna's friends make fun of during their lunch together?
Alexie's mom repeated this name, like a prayer, at her daughter's funeral.
"Mary"
Mary, O Mary, Mary, O my daughter, O Mary.
How does Tabitha's behavior change in the field of the zoo?
Her posture changed. She stalked and traced the boundaries of the fence. She stared beyond the fence, like she was remembering something.
"I want to sleep under an ink-black, silent sky filled with stars."
"Untamed"
What is Phuc referring to this when he writes, "A few verbal snowballs thrown had triggered an avalanche of threats."
the fight
Who was the tall, slim woman... with a belted shirtdress that gave her the appearance of a 1950s TV mom
Jackie
What does Alexie mean when he says he was now a ghost in his mom's world.
Even though he is still alive and chooses to live (unlike the others who have died), he is leaving his family / community / tribe so it is as though he has died.
Why does the author write that "The taming of Tabitha felt.. familiar."
The author connected with Tabitha, and saw herself reflected in the captive animal.
"We were brown kids inside an ocean of wheat fields."
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me/"Freedom"
Name the craft move: "there were sparkling synthesizers cascading and Drakkar Noir oozing in the air"
what is sensory detail / vivid verb
Name the craft move: "Lilian was pushing her spaghetti with meat sauce around her plate like maybe it was poison."
simile / figurative language
Name the craft move: "I.. walked, grief-drunk and afraid, into the rest of my life."
figurative language
Name the craft move: "Right around ten is when we begin to internalize our formal taming"
figurative language / metaphor / word choice
"Her head was high, and she was stalking the periphery, tracing boundaries the fence created."
"Untamed"