The book is written in this format, which helps the reader form a personal connection to the narrator.
What is a diary.
100
This is why Gordy drops his book and walks out of class.
What is to stand up for the teacher's treatment of Junior.
100
Two reasons Junior wants to leave the reservation
What is various answers
100
"The world is a series of broken dams and floods, and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats."
What is Junior?
100
Mr. Rice's favorite book series.
What is Lord of the Rings
200
An example of this literary element would be how the death of Junior's dog hints at future deaths in the book.
What is foreshadowing.
200
Two of the contrasting symbols that separate a white student at Reardan with an Indian student on the Rez. (think of he drawing)
What is various answer
200
This is the main character's full name.
What is Arnold Spirit Jr.
200
The event that prompted Junior to say, 'When it comes to death, laughter and tears are pretty much the same thing.'
What is his grandma's funeral?
200
Either of the teachers that teach next door to Mr. Rice
Who are Mr. Schmidt, Ms. DeJong, and Ms. Pederson
300
Junior is given to this, especially when describing himself, the literary term for exaggeration.
What is hyperbole.
300
This is why, at least according to Junior's grandma, Roger and his gang start to respect Junior.
What is attacking the Alpha Dog, standing up for yourself, etc.
300
Junior's sister moves here and live in this.
What is Montana and a trailer
300
"I didn't literally kill Indians. We were supposed to make you give up being Indian." is said by this person and refers to this 19th century holdover policy.
What is Mr. P., and 'Kill the Indian, Save the Man.'
300
Finish the lyrics:
Just a small town girl
Living in a lonely world
She took the midnight train
goin' anywhere
Just a city boy
Born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train
Goin' anywhere
400
Tolstoy says 'every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.' but Junior disagrees, and says that this is the cause of every Indian family's unhappiness.
What is Alcohol
400
When the Indians on the Rez call Junior and 'apple,' this is what they mean.
What is Red on the outside, white on the inside
400
At the end of the novel, Rowdy and Junior do this.
What is play basketball.
400
'Hardly anybody on the rez is nomadic. Except for you. You're the nomadic one.'
Who is Rowdy
400
One of the foreign countries Mr. Rice has visited. He showed you a bunch of pictures earlier in the year.
What is various.
500
A narration of previous events, where the narrator goes back in time to give context to the present, like when Junior talks about Rowdy an him climbing the huge pine tree.
What is a flashback
500
This is why Junior blames himself for Mary's death
What is because he left the reservation and forced his sister to do something daring.
500
These four deaths are major influences on Junior throughout the novel.
Who are Oscar, Eugene, Grandma Spirit, and Mary
500
"Well, ever since I learned who really owned thsi outfit, I've been torn. I always wanted to give it back. But I wanted to keep it, too. I couldn't sleep some nights because I was so torn up by it."