Characters
Characters Cont.
Important Events
Who said it?
Other
100
Arnold's father's best friend who is shot in the parking lot of 7-11 in a drunken argument over the last drink from a bottle of booze. He rode a motorcycle and once gave Arnold a ride to school.
Eugene
100

Likes to write romance novels. Dies in a fire after she and her husband got drunk at a party in their home.

Mary, Junior's sister

100

Who used to own Junior's Geometry book?

Junior's mother

100

"You've been fighting since you were born...You fought off that brain surgery. You fought of those seizures. You fought off all the drunks and drug addicts. You kept your hope. And now, you have to take your hope and go somewhere where other people have hope"

Mr. P

100
Juniors tribe refers to him with a certain nickname that means he is red on the outside and white on the inside.
An apple.
200
The white teacher who Arnold throws the geometry book at by accident. He convinces Arnold that he is a fighter and must leave the reservation.
Mr. P
200
This character wanted to be a jazz musician, but not one believed in him and he became an alcoholic. He gives Junior five dollars for Christmas.
Arnold Sr., Juniors father
200

What are 2 things that happen during the first game between Reardan and Wellpinit?

Kids throw snowballs at the bus.

Junior's tribe members turn their backs to him when he enters the gym. 

He throws up before the game. 

Someone hits him with a quarter and he has to get stitches from Eugene. 

Rowdy elbows him and he gets a concussion. 

Wellpinit wins.

200

"I had this dream about you a few months ago. You were standing on the Great Wall of China. You looked happy. And I was happy for you."

Rowdy

200

He is shot by Arnold's father.

Oscar, the dog.

300

She wants to see the world and all of its wonders. She suffers from bulimia (makes herself throw up after eating).

Penelope

300
She lost her mother and daughter in one year. She faints during Junior's second game versus Wellpinit.
Agnes, Junior's mom
300

By how many points does Reardan beat Wellpinit in their second game?

How many points does Junior score in that game?

They win by 40 points. Junior scores 3. 

300

“If you care about something enough, it’s going to make you cry. But you have to use it. Use your tears. Use your pain. Use your fear. Get mad. Arnold, get mad”

Coach

300

What is Junior's costume for Halloween? 

A homeless person. 

400
Junior's best friend. He feels betrayed by Junior when he leaves the reservation school. He is one of the only people who always protected Junior.
Rowdy
400

She is hit and killed by a drunk driver. She never drank alcohol.

Grandmother Spirit

400

When Junior beats Rowdy's team by 40 points he compares the two teams to David and Goliath. 

Who does he decide is David and who does he decide is Goliath? 

Junior and his team are celebrating when they beat Wellpinit. Junior looks to the crowd and sees that his father is not cheering, but staring at the Wellpinit team. Junior realizes that his team was Goliath and that Wellpinit was David.

400

"Don't you ever drink...Promise me you'll never drink"

Junior's mom

400
Who is Junior most angry with after Eugene's death?
God.
500
He leaves the reservation to go to the nearby white school, Reardan. Many members of his tribe resent him and see him as a traitor. His family supports his decision.
Junior (Arnold)
500
Reardan High School's star basketball player who Arnold punches in the face. He comes to respect Arnold and loans him money during the Winter Formal. The two play on the basketball team together.
Roger
500

How many months in prison does the drunk driver get?

He gets sent to prison for 16 months. (1 1/2 year)

500

“Drinking would shut down my seeing and my hearing and my feeling...Why would I want to be in the world if I couldn't touch the world with all of my senses intact?” 

Grandma Spirit

500
What does Junior do in the car ride with his father after he finds out his sister has died?
He laughs.
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