Vocabulary
A small hole
What is a cavity?
Cal is half Albanian and half _________
What is Creek Indian?
The schools were created to "reeducate" these kind of children.
Who are Indian children.
Two characters speaking with one another
What is dialogue?
"Ready to get shaved like a sheep?" (152)
What is a simile?
wild, untamed
What is savage?
Cal's best friend at Challagi
Who is Possum?
The Indian school Pop attended.
What is Challagi?
The thoughts of an individual that are not necessarily shared aloud with other individuals but are shared with the reader.d
What are inner thoughts?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
hyperbole
Mu-to
What is Creek for "thank you"?
"Try to be a Gentleman at All Times" (16) is an example of one of the rules Cal follows based on this.
What is an Ethical Code?
OR
What is the Hobo Code?
The leader of Challagi Indian School.
Who is Superintendent Morrell?
Specific instance or sample to illustrate an idea or concept.
What are examples?
She is a bear this morning.
What is a metaphor?
a large group (of people)
What is a passel?
This man gave Cal his France Victory Medal
Who is Corporal Esom Dart?
She gave Cal his inoculations.
Who is Nurse Wilting?
A short and interesting, sometimes funny, story
What is an anecdote?
The sun was smiling down on us.
What is personification?
person who is disobedient
What is a recalcitrant?
Cal's full name.
What is Calvin Blackbird?
The outspoken Captain who thought boarding schools would "kill the Indian and save the man".
Who is Captain Pratt?
A reference to a different text, person, or event.
What is an allusion?
"Now I hear the quick clop of hooves on pavement" (303).
What is onomatopoeia?