This character is the novel’s main protagonist and a young father who works for the community (first and last name).
Evan Whitesky
This person is the narrator of the graphic memoir.
Thi Bui
This device is a comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
This object symbolizes law, order, and democratic power on the island.
The Conch
This character is the stubborn and humorous owner of the convenience store.
Appa (Mr. Kim)
The outsider ___________, arrives in the community and disrupts the fragile balance of power and trust.
Justin Scott
The memoir focuses on this major historical event, which forced the author’s family to flee Vietnam.
the Vietnam War
"The wind whispered through the trees." This is an example of what literary device?
Personification
This is the location where Jack's tribe gathers.
Castle Rock
This is Janet's career and passion.
Photographer/ Photography
When the power goes out and communication is lost, the community leaders decide to institute ___________ and ___________ rationing, in order to survive.
food and electricity
This literary device is used throughout the memoir to move between the past and present.
Flashback
This is when an object, character, or color is used to represent a deeper meaning or idea.
Symbolism
The “beast” the boys fear most symbolizes this deeper theme in the novel.
The darkness or savagery within humans
This is the place where Umma and Jung spend time together.
Korean Church
To the horror of the community leaders, Justin Scott is discovered to be a ________ .
Cannibal
This is the name of the main character's mother.
Hắng
When the audience knows something that the characters do not, this is called what?
Dramatic Irony
This disturbing event marks the group’s complete descent into savagery.
The murder of Simon
Calling the police
This is the name of the indigenous group that the main character is apart of.
Anishinaabe
A key theme of the memoir is this—how trauma and hardship affect multiple generations in a family and create problems.
Intergenerational trauma/ conflict
In literature, this device involves a reference to a well-known person, event, place, or work of art, often from history, mythology, or the Bible, used to deepen meaning.
Allusion
_________ is the first character to die in the novel. He dies from _________ .
The boy with the mulberry-coloured birth mark, a fire started by the boys.
In the play's final scene, Appa says Jung should ______ if his son Sonam does not make the NHL.
Still be proud of him