Characters
Theme
Who/What
Inference
Plot
100
This character is the narrator of the book. He is Indian.
Junior/Arthur
100
Which 3 characters help develop the theme of friendship?
Junior, Rowdy, and Gordy
100
I was starting to understand. He was a math teacher. I had to add my hope to somebody else's hope. I had to multiply hope by hope. "Where is hope?" I asked. "Who has hope?" "Son," Mr P said. "You're going to find more and more hope the farther and farther you walk away from this sad, sad, sad reservation."
Who: Mr P What: tells Junior to leave reservation so he can keep his hope
100
What two things do we use to make an inference? (Inference = ________________ + ________________)
prior knowledge and information from the text
100
What does Junior do to the teacher on his first day of 9th grade?
Throws a book at the teacher
200
This character is Junior's best friend. He is angry all the time, but he protects Junior.
Rowdy
200
"And then I realized that my sister was trying to LIVE a romance novel. Man, that takes courage and imagination...I was suddenly happy for her. And a little scared. Well, a lot scared. She was trying to live out her dream...I thought we were being warriors, you know?" Which theme does this develop? a. Identity b. Friendship c. Dreams/Hope d. Love
c. Dreams
200
Given the chance, my father would have been a musician. When he gets drunk, he sings old country songs. And blues, too. And he sounds good. Like a pro. Like he should be on the radio. He plays the guitar and the piano a little bit. And he has this old saxophone from high school that he keeps all clean and shiny, like he's going to join a band any moment.
Who: Junior's dad What: wanted to be a musician
200
"Alyssa was nervous. She thought she was supposed to turn right, but nothing looked familiar. She turned around and hiked back a little bit to the fork in the trail. Going left didn’t seem correct either, though. The dark, rumbling clouds were approaching more quickly now. Alyssa’s heart beat faster and she had to struggle to keep calm." Why is Alyssa nervous?
She is lost and it is about to rain.
200
How many teeth is Junior born with?
42
300
This character tells Junior to leave the reservation to find other people with hope.
Mr. P
300
"I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American immigrants. And to the tribe of basketball players. And to the tribe of bookworms. And the tribe of cartoonists. ... And the tribe of poverty. And the tribe of funeral-goers. And the tribe of beloved sons. And the tribe of boys who really missed their best friends. It was a huge realization. And that's when I knew that I was going to be okay." Which theme does this develop? a. Identity b. Friendship c. Dreams/Hope d. Love
a. Identity
300
"I'm Junior," I said. "I mean, I'm Arnold." "Oh that's right," she said. "You're the boy who can't figure out his own name." Her friends giggled. I was so ashamed. I might have impressed the king, but the queen still hated me. I guess my grandmother didn't know everything.
Who: Penelope What: laughs at Junior
300
"Valerie opened up the letter from the military department. She felt the pit of her stomach drop to the bottom of the earth before she even opened it. She knew it was news about John. As she read the first line, she thought of all of the lunches she had packed him and all the nights she tucked him in his bed and warded off the nighttime monsters. The man carrying the flag put his hand on her shoulder. She thought of the day that John signed up for the military. Her tears wet the letter. She stopped reading after the first line." What does the letter say?
The letter says that John is dead.
300
Where does Junior decide to go to high school when he leaves the rez?
Reardan High School
400
This character is a girl at Junior's new school. He has a crush on her.
Penelope
400
"Yep, my daddy was an undependable drunk. But he'd never missed any of my organized games, concerts, plays, or picnics. He may not have loved me perfectly, but he loved me as well as he could." Which theme does this develop? a. Identity b. Family c. Friendship d. Mortality
b. Family
400
It was the loneliest time of my life. And whenever I get lonely, I grow a big zit on the end of my nose. If things didn't get better soon, I was going to turn into one giant walking talking zit.
Who: Junior What: he is lonely
400
“Tommy!” Mom called out as she walked in the front door. “Tommy,” she continued shouting, “I sure could use some help with these groceries. There was still no reply. Mom walked into the kitchen to put the grocery bags down on the counter when she noticed shattered glass from the picture window all over the living room floor and a baseball not far from there. “I’m going to kill you, Tommy!” Mom yelled to herself as she realized that Tommy’s shoes were gone. What happened to the window?
Tommy broke the window with his baseball.
400
How does Junior get to and from school? (3 ways)
His parents drive if they have gas money, or he walks, or he hitchhikes
500
Junior punches this character in the face. Junior expects this character to beat him up, but instead the character seems to respect Junior more.
Roger
500
“Do you undertand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It's one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they're the four hugest words in the world when they're put together. You can do it.” Which theme does this quote develop?
Dreams/Hope
500
And I couldn't make fun of her for that dream. It was my dream, too. And Indian boys weren;t supposed to dream like that. And white girls form small towns weren't supposed to dream big, either. We were supposed to be happy with our limitations. But there was no way Penelope and I were going to sit still. Nope, we both wanted to fly.
Who: Penelope and Junior What: they have big dreams
500
"So we walked through the front and into the loud gym. Which immediately went silent. Absolutely quiet. My fellow tribal members saw me and they all stopped cheering, talking, and moving. I think they stopped breathing. And then, as one, they all turned their backs on me." Why did all the Indians turn their backs on Junior?
They think he betrayed them by going to Reardan
500
Why does Junior's sister leave the reservation?
She marries an Indian from Montana and moves there with him.
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