Story Questions
The tribe Pop and Cal belong to
What is Creek
The main character's full name
Who is Cal Black
"The stormy ocean was a raging bull."
What is a metaphor
The historical event that caused Pop to have a limp when he walked.
World War I
The point of view shown in the novel
What is First person
Where Pop is going to fight for equal rights and pay
What is Washington DC
The person Pop and Cal help who had items stolen
Who is Miss Euler
"An uncomfortable silence, thick and heavy as a wool horse blanket..." p. 49
What is a smilie
The Great Depression
The name of the horse Cal rides to run away from Challagi
Who is Dakota
This happens at the infirmary on Cal's first day
He gets his hair cut and vaccinations
Who is Morell?
The Superintendent at the boarding school
I walked a million miles to get here
What is a hyperbole
The name of the report that was published in 1928 and exposed how mistreated students were at indian boarding schools.
What is the Meriam Report
Who is Joseph Bruchac
Who is the author
What would happen to the boys who spoke Indian at the boarding schools
They would be punished by having their mouths washed out with soup
Charles Aird's moniker
Who is Possum
"Those questions and a dozen more are elbowing one another inside my head." p. 103
What is personification
The name of the President that people blamed for their homelessness during the time period of "Two Roads"
Who is Herbert Hoover
Break up these three words, for full points, all have to be correct
Uncomfortable
Disagree
Scared
Un-Prefix, Comfort- Root, Able-Suffix
Dis-Prefix, Agree-Root
Scare-Root D-Suffix
The name of the book Possum borrows from Cal
What is the Call of the Wild
The name of the war veteran Pop and Cal help.
Who is Esom Dart
"BLAM!" p. 97
What is onomatopoeia
The famous indian football player that Cal is compared to when he runs fast in the book.
Who is Jim Thorpe
The name of the author who wrote "The Cutting of my Long Hair" and "The Land of Red Apples"
Who is Zitkala Sa