Characters
What is Joe's real name?
Bazil Jr.
What is the event that causes Geraldine to leave her house on the day of the attack?
She needs to get a file from work.
What symbolizes Native American culture and tradition?
The Roundhouse
Who do Native American Courts have jurisdiction over?
Native Americans only
What does Joe repeatedly get upset about?
His mother striking him.
What is Joe's father's profession?
Bazil is a Native American judge on the reservation.
What is Joe's first interaction with his mother after her attack?
Joe holds her in the car on the way to the hospital.
What might Geraldine's constantly uneaten plates of food symbolize?
Her trauma/inability to overcome the attack.
What crimes can be prosecuted by Native American judges?
Only those committed by a Native American on a reservation.
What does Pearl do well for Joe's family.
She protects the home.
What are two reasons that Joe does not like Pearl?
She is not friendly and will not play.
What triggers Joe to begin his own investigation?
His father decides to start looking into the case and Joe wants to solve the crime.
What significance does the case file Geraldine grabs on the day she is attacked have?
It is the reason she ends up attacked.
Why is Francis Whiteboy considered a suspect?
Who is Joe's best friend?
Cappy
What are the names of two potential suspects for Geraldine's case?
Francis Whiteboy and Linden Lark
What do Joe and his friends find in the woods by the Roundhouse as evidence? (2 things)
Clothes that smell like pee and Hamm's beer
What is the significance of the gas can Joe finds?
It indicates the police did not recover evidence well
Why is Linden Lark a potential suspect?
What does one of Joe's friends see when they are hallucinating in their ceremonial tent?
They see Joe being interrogated by police.
Where does Geraldine begin to spend all her time after the attack?
She resides in her bedroom and rarely leaves.
Why does Joe become offended that his father doesn't know where he slept?
He feels forgotten.
What might Whitey's gas station represent on the reservation?
Native American Pride
What do Grace and George Lark do to Native Americans using their market on the reservation?
They charge those who are not fully competent an extra 20% on their bills.
What does Geraldine like to have Joe read to her?
Sad stories that do not provide any real hope.