Medicine Bag
What did Iron Shell end up doing for an occupation?
Blacksmith
What is the main characters name?
Dachina
What is similar to a paragraph in poetry?
A stanza
What person is the story told in?
3rd person narration
What genre is The Setting Sun and the Rolling World?
Fiction
Which of Martin's parents is Native American?
His mom
What does pollen symbolize?
Fertility
What type of poetry tells a story?
Narrative
Why does the old man not want his son to leave?
He's afraid he will struggle, be unsuccessful, or even die.
What does Derek give to Lila?
Small gifts in her locker.
A bouquet of roses.
How did Martin describe the dogs (2 answers)?
As fluffy poodles and then later mutts
What does the white clay symbolize?
The goddess
What type of poetry focuses on thoughts and feelings?
Lyric
Why does the son want to leave?
The land is dead, and he wants to be free to find himself.
In Hanging Fire what is she worried about?
Her relationship with her mom.
Her skin.
Finding something to wear.
Learning to dance.
Death.
How is Martin's sister reaction to Grandpa different than Martins?
She is excited and happy to show him off to her friends
Where does Dachina go to pray?
On a hill
What type of poetry has irregular line lengths and no rhyming pattern?
Free verse
What is the sons name?
Nhamo
In Translating Grandfathers House why does "the green blackboard" get repeated?
To emphasize the students confusion regarding the assignment as well as the color of the blackboard
What 3 things are in the medicine bag (be specific)?
Sacred sage, pebble from the butte, and a piece of an iron kettle.
Where does Dachina dance?
In the scared tipi
Which type of poetry is Japanese in origin?
Haiku
What is the theme of this story?
Generational differences in values/ ideals.
Self sacrifice for a better future.
Conflict between duty and desire.
When a sentence or thought is not completed in one line of the poem