About the book
What unusual talent (for a Chippewa) does Lyman have?
It is easy for him to make money/get a job.
When did the Vietnamese stop fighting?
1975.
When Lyman destroys the Red Convertible, what does this symbolize?
It symbolizes their relationship being destroyed.
How does Henry’s personality change after he returns from the war?
Henry goes from a happy/funny/outgoing person to a depressed loner who is an introvert.
What is the author’s name?
Louise Erdrich.
What happens to the red convertible at the END of the book?
Lyman pushes it into the river.
How did the Americans know if they were winning the war if territory wasn’t meaningful?
They kept body count if more enemies were killed than the Americans were winning.
What does the red convertible symbolize in the book?
The relationship between Lyman and Henry.
What is Henry’s personality in the beginning of the book/before Henry goes?
He is more carefree and easy going.
How many characters are in the book?
5, Lyman, Henry, Susy, Bonita, the mother
What branch of the armed forces recruits Henry or the Vietnam war?
The military.
What are the pentagon papers?
The papers are top secret documents that showed the government had been lying to the public about the war.
Making this comes really easy to Lyman. What is it?
Money.
How is Lyman’s personality changed after Henry comes home from the war?
He cares more about his family. He has become more thankful.
What was filling up with water when Henry was standing in the river?
His Boots.
After the car is repaired what do the two brothers get in a fight about?
They fight about who would take the red convertible.
What is the first part Nixon’s secret plan to end the Vietnam War?
He was going to Vietnamization- slowly taking out American troops and letting the South Vietnamese people fight the war out.
What does the water of the river symbolize?
It symbolized the loss of love, pain, brotherhood, and friendship.
How long is the girls hair?
Her hair goes past her waist.
How many pages is The Red Convertible?
8.
What is the “clicking” sound that Lyman hears as Henry is watching TV?
The clicking noise was Henry biting his lip/ Henry hurting himself.
When did the Americans withdrew from the war? And what made it possible for the Americans to do this?
1973; The Paris Peace Accords made it possible
When Bonita takes the picture of Lyman and Henry, Lyman face is happy and cheerful while Henry’s face is concealed and separate from Lyman. What does this foreshadow?
This foreshadows that Henry will soon separate from his family.
What is the girl’s name that Lyman and Henry go on a road trip with?
Susy
List two of the places that Henry and Lyman traveled through.
Alaska, Spokane, Idaho, Montana, the Canadian border, Columbus, Bottineau.