Junior throws his geometry book at Mr. P because he sees this written in it.
What is his mother's maiden name?
100
Junior always gets one of these when he feels lonely.
What is a zit?
100
This is how Junior starts to establish a relationship with Penelope.
What is dressing up as a homeless person and collecting money for the poor?
200
This character makes fun of Junior's name.
Who is Penelope?
200
These two adjectives describe the TONE of the novel.
What is humorous and informal?
200
Rowdy does this to to Andruss brothers.
What is cuts their braids and shaves their eyebrows?
200
Long hair symbolizes this in Native American culture.
What is honor?
200
People on the rez think that Junior is this for going to Reardan.
What is a traitor?
300
Grandma thinks that men and boys are like a pack of this.
What is wild dogs?
300
The fact that the Reardan mascot is an Indian is an example of this.
What is irony?
300
Mary moves to this place with this person.
Where is Montana with a Flathead Indian.
300
These are two ways in which Junior deals with the adversity in his life.
What is he draws cartoons and uses humor?
300
The quote: "Yeah, maybe it was just a stupid and immature schoolyard fight. Or maybe it was the most important moment of my life. Maybe I was telling the world that I was no longer a human target" is an example of this type of conflict.
What is person vs. self?
400
This character tells Junior that "I'm going to kill you. We're all going to kill you."
Who is Mr. P?
400
The story about Junior's childhood crush Dawn illustrates this to the reader.
What is the fact that Junior has always set high goals for himself?
400
This is the name of the Indian Reservation where Junior lives.
What is the Spokane Indian Reservation aka "the rez"
400
Junior is different than everyone else on the rez because he still has this.
What is hope?
400
This is an example of a person vs. nature conflict of the novel.
What is Junior has to sometimes walk 22 miles home from school?
500
TWO ways that Mary and Junior are alike and TWO ways they are different.
They are both intelligent and leave the rez.
Mary gave up on her dreams and Junior chased his.
Mary doesn't think things through and Junior does.
500
Oscar's death symbolizes this to the reader.
What is the severe emotional pain that poverty can bring to a person?
500
These are three ways in which Junior gets to and from school.
What is he walks 22 miles, he hitchhikes, his dad drives him when he has enough money?
500
These are 3 ways in which poverty can influence a person's life.
What is depression, alcoholism, not chasing your dreams, losing people you love.
500
Provide a SPECIFIC person vs. society conflict that Junior faces on the rez AND at Reardan.
- The incident in Mr. Dodge's class
- Roger's racist comment
- Rowdy ignoring Junior
- Somebody spitting on Junior on Halloween