Characters
Junior's best (human) friend
Rowdy
The name of traditional Indian celebrations including dancing, singing, etc.
Powwow
Junior meets Penelope when he hears her doing this
Throwing up in the bathroom
Junior's parents respond "white people" when Junior asks, "Who has the most _________?"
Who asks Junior: "Are you poor?" and then cries
Penelope
Junior's sister
Mary (Runs Away)
Junior belongs to the tribe of _________ Indians.
Spokane
What does Coach repeat to Junior to motivate him before the second Reardan-Wellpinit game
"You can do it."
Junior the "part-time Indian" feels torn between two worlds. Which theme is highlighted by this?
Identity
Junior says this is the worst thing about being poor.
Being hungry
The teacher who tells Junior to leave the rez.
Mr. P.
When Junior plays against Wellpinit the first time, all of the Spokane Indians in the stands - except Rowdy and his parents - do this.
Turn their back on him
When Junior's teacher criticizes him for missing school after the deaths of Grandma Spirit and Eugene, how do his classmates protest?
They drop their books on their tables and walk out of class
The relationship between Junior and Rowdy is tested by Junior's decision to leave the rez. The fact that they are able to play basketball together in the end highlights the theme of _______________.
Friendship/forgiveness
After his grandmother and Eugene died, how did Junior cope and begin to find joy again?
Making lists of his favorite things/writing and drawing
Junior punches him and is surprised when he doesn't punch back. He later pays for Junior and Penelope's dinner.
Roger
Junior decides to leave the rez because ...
What does Junior do when he first sees his father after finding out Mary has died?
He laughs hysterically
Spokane Indians get pulled over often. Junior's dad jokes that it is because of DWI (driving while Indian). Which theme is connected to this?
Racism
What word does Junior use to describe his grandmother when he says, "...my grandmother would talk to anybody, even the homeless people, even the homeless guys who were talking to invisible people."
"Tolerant"
Junior's best friend who gets shot and killed.
Oscar (the dog) (double points for the name)
Stupid Horse drowned in this lake near the tree that Rowdy and Junior climbed as kids.
Turtle Lake
What does Junior notice/feel after beating Wellpinit and Rowdy in their second basketball matchup?
He feels guilty/remorseful because he just defeated his own (already hopeless) tribe
This theme is shown in Junior's comics about the ways he manages to get to/from school, the story about Junior not having money for the dinner at Denny's, and the difference between kids at Reardan and Wellpinit:
Poverty
When Mr. P started teaching on the rez, this is how he was supposed to "save the child"
"kill the Indian"