Characters
Junior's best (human) friend
Rowdy
Junior belongs to the tribe of _________ Indians.
Spokane
Junior meets Penelope when he hears her doing this
Throwing up in the bathroom
Junior's parents respond "white people" when Junior asks, "Who has the most _________?"
Who asks Junior: "Are you poor?"
Penelope
Junior's sister
Mary (Runs Away)
Stupid Horse drowned in this lake.
Turtle Lake
Gordy says you need to read a book how many times to truly understand it?
Three times
Junior the "part-time Indian" feels torn between two worlds. Which theme is highlighted by this?
Identity
Who says, "Okay, so it's like each of these books is a mystery. Every book is a mystery. And if you read all the books ever written, it's like you've read one giant mystery. And no matter how much you learn, you just keep on learning there is so much more you need to learn"?
Gordy
The teacher who tells Junior to leave the rez.
Mr. P.
The name of traditional Indian celebrations including dancing, singing, etc.
Powwow
When Junior's teacher criticizes him for missing school after the deaths of Grandma Spirit and Eugene, how do his classmates protest?
They drop their books on their tables and walk out of class
The relationship between Junior and Rowdy is tested by Junior's decision to leave the rez. The fact that they are able to play basketball together in the end highlights the theme of _______________.
Friendship
What word does Junior use to describe his grandmother when he says, "...my grandmother would talk to anybody, even the homeless people, even the homeless guys who were talking to invisible people. My grandmother would start talking to the invisible people too"?
"Tolerant"
Junior punches him and is surprised when he doesn't punch back.
Roger
Junior's father finds it ironic that Indians celebrate this event.
Thanksgiving
What does Junior do when he first sees his father after finding out Mary has died?
He laughs hysterically
Spokane Indians get pulled over often. Junior's dad jokes that it is because of DWI (driving while Indian). Which theme is connected to this?
Racism
Who takes Junior to school on his motorbike once?
Eugene
Junior's mother's maiden name, and the name he finds in his geometry book
Agnes Adams
When Junior plays against Wellpinit the first time, all of the Spokane Indians in the stands - except Rowdy and his parents - do this.
Turn their back on him
What does Coach repeat to Junior to motivate him before the second Reardan-Wellpinit game
"You can do it."
Junior's comics about the ways he manages to get to/from school, the story about Junior not having money for the dinner at Denny's, and Junior's realization about Reardan's advantage over Wellpinit all point to this theme:
Poverty
Who says, "That suit is so beautiful. It's so retroactive. It's so retroactive that it's radioactive!" when Junior walks into the Winter Formal?
Penelope