True or False:
The main character is based on Sherman Alexie's life.
True
100
"A bullet only costs two cents, and anybody can afford that." What is this quote referencing?
Junior's dad shooting their dog
200
What is the reason Junior does not want to leave the reservation?
Tribal respect for traditions
200
What is the club Junior claims to belong to on the reservation?
Black eye of the month club
200
What is Junior's full name?
Arnold Spirit Jr.
200
What happens after Mr. Dodge says, "Where did you learn this fact? On the reservation? Yes we all know there's so much amazing science on the reservation."
Gordy stands up for Junior.
300
What Junior's primary reason for wanting to change schools?
Hope
300
According to Junior, what did the reservation represent?
A death camp
300
What do Junior's friends on the reservation start calling him after he transfers?
An apple
300
"I didn't literally kill Indians. We were supposed to make you give up being Indian." What does Mr.P mean when he says "give up being Indian"?
They wanted to wipe out the Indian culture: Songs, stories, language, and dance.
400
What is the main contributing factor for the Indian's suffering and heartbreak?
Their excessive use of alcohol
400
What does the family dog, Oscar, represent?
The senseless destruction caused by poverty on the reservation
400
When Junior draw his friends, who is often depicted as "real life" instead of as cartoons?
Penelope, Gordy, and Rowdy
400
"I had no idea that Junior was a weird name." What is the significance of this quote?
This is the point in the novel where Junior slowly becomes accepted at Reardan.
500
What event seems to inadvertently take on a traditional role on the reservation?
Funerals
500
What is foreshadowed by Junior throwing the book?
His decision to go to Reardan
500
When Rowdy says that Junior is a nomad, what is he referring to?
He is not abandoning his tribe, family, history, or identity as a Native American.
500
"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." What is Junior referencing?