Characters 1
LiteraryElements
Figurative Language
Characters 2
Central Idea
Quotes
100
She hides in the basement and writes romance novels.
Who is Mary, Junior's sister
100

Which type of conflict is represented in the following quote: 

“I felt like somebody had shoved me into a rocket ship and blasted me to a new planet. I was a freaky alien and there was absolutely no way to get home” (Alexie 66).  


What is man vs. self
100
Junior's real name is...
What is Arnold Spirit
100
Define the term "central idea". 

The author's special message or life lesson.

It is universal.

100
Explain the importance of this quote: "My parents came from poor people who came from poor people who came from poor people, all the way back to the very first poor people."
Junior is using hyperbole to show that poverty has always been a problem for Native Americans. It's not their fault because they never had anything to start with. He goes on to explain that poverty is like a trap because it takes away your hope and then you give up.
200
Junior's best friend who hates him.
Who is Rowdy.
200
Junior's brain disorder and seizures are considered a conflict.  Which type of conflict?  


man vs. nature (external)
200
Junior has a crush on her.  She is bulimic.  
Who is Penelope.
200

In order to identify the central idea, we must first identify the __________________ of the text or passage.  

What is the TOPIC (ex. friendship, identity, racism, etc.)
200
Explain the significance of this quote: "And let me tell you, that old, old, old, decrepit geometry book hit my heart with the force of a nuclear bomb."
Junior is explaining how devastated he felt when he discovered his mother's name in the old geometry book. The poor condition of the book threatened his dreams of getting an education and building a better life than his parents.
300
Junior's first friend at Reardan High School.  He is a geek.  
Who is Gordy.
300
"I was lying on the ground, holding my nuts as tenderly as a squirrel hold his nuts"


This is an example of: metaphor, simile, or hyperbole?

What is a simile
300
This character marries a Flathead Indian and moves to Montana.
Who is Mary, Junior's sister.
300
Poverty is an important topic in this novel.  Although he jokes a lot, the author makes one central idea clear - "poverty is to blame for many of society's problems". Give one example from the story that show how poverty effects Junior.  
The rez school uses textbooks that are outdated

Junior walks 20 miles to/from school some days

Dad shot Oscar, the family dog 

Mom and dad don't pursue their dreams

As a child, Junior had all of his teeth pulled in one day (bad dental insurance) 



300

“It's a weird thing. Reservations were meant to be prisons, you know? Indians were supposed to move onto reservations and die. We were supposed to disappear. But somehow or another, Indians have forgotten the reservations were meant to be death camps.”             What type of CONFLICT is this?  


Man vs. Society
400
Junior punches this guy in the face for making a racist joke.
Who is Roger.
400
"If those Anduss brothers had punched a hole in the aquarium of my skull, I might have flooded out the entire powwow"

This is an example of: metaphor, simile, or hyperbole?

What is a hyperbole
400
Junior says no one ever paid attention to "their" hopes and dreams.  Who is he referring to?  
Who are his parents.  
400

“They call me an apple because they think I’m red on the outside and white on the inside” (Alexie 132).

What topic would you use to create a central idea supported by this quote?  


Identity OR Race
400

“It's a weird thing. Reservations were meant to be prisons, you know? Indians were supposed to move onto reservations and die. We were supposed to disappear. But somehow or another, Indians have forgotten the reservations were meant to be death camps.”  -  What is the TOPIC of this quote?

The topic is RACISM.


500
This teacher tells Junior to leave the rez because "hope can be found far away from the reservation".
Who is Mr. P.
500
What is Junior's internal conflict?  

He feels torn between his identity as an Indian and his desire for a future off the reservation.

500
This character struggles with alcoholism. 
Who is Junior's dad.  
500

Which example supports the central idea that “the loneliness one experiences is usually caused by rejection or isolation by others.” 

a.Junior says he was born with “water on the brain,” that he stutters and lisps, and that he’s a regular target of bullying because of his physical differences. b. Junior says he was inspired by his sister's decision to get married and move to Montana.  So, he asks Gordy to be his friend.

c. Junior explains that his dad had to shoot the family dog, Oscar because they couldn't afford to get him medical care.  

What is "a".
500

Explain what the quote at the beginning of the novel means to the story: “There is another world, but it is in this one". - W.B. Yeats

The reservation is an entirely different world that exists WITHIN the white world. We also see this in Junior's two lives. He is Junior on the reservation, and Arnold in his white high school in Reardan. 

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