Characters 1
He is the narrator’s best human friend.
Who is Rowdy
“He was an extremely weird dude” but the narrator describes him as the smartest person he would ever know.
Who is Gordy
The theme that the following quote best illustrates:
“At school today, I went dressed as a homeless dude. It was a pretty easy costume for me. There's not much difference between my good and bad clothes, so I pretty much look half-homeless anyway.”
What is Native Americans often face poverty.
This is why Junior believes punching Roger was the most important moment of his life
What is so that he could defend himself, Indians, Black people and buffalo
A billionaire named Ted shows up at Junior's grandma's funeral to return this
What is a Pow-wow dress
Hers is the third – and potentially the most difficult – in a series of deaths that the narrator experiences near the end of the novel; her death in a fire reduces him to hysterical laughter.
Who is Mary
The narrator describes this character as tolerant – especially tolerant in a way that almost no other person in his life was and her death marks an incredible loss for him and the community.
Who is Grandmother Spirit
The theme that this quote best illustrates:
“I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American immigrants. And to the tribe of basketball players. And to the tribe of bookworms.”
What is People have more than just one identity.
This is one difference between the Spokane reservation and the Flathead reservation
What is Flathead had restaurants or white people
This is what does Rowdy does to the men that harass Junior at the pow-wow
What is cut their braids
He is an alcoholic but not abusive.
Who is Junior's father
A senior, the first time this character speaks to the narrator he calls him “Chief,” which earns him a punch in the face; he goes on to be a good friend and teammate to the narrator.
Who is Roger
The theme that the following quote best illustrates:
“It was courageous of her to leave the basement and move to Montana. She went searching for her dreams, and she didn't find them, but she made the attempt. And I was making the attempt, too. And maybe it would kill me, too, but I knew that staying on the rez would have killed me, too.”
What is Following your dreams is important.
This is what Junior's dad said they should be thankful for on Thanksgiving
What is that the white people didn't kill them all
Junior's parents both suffer from this disease
What is alcoholism
A friend, he dies by being shot.
Who is Eugene
Junior’s first named “best friend”, he is shot by Junior’s father.
Who is Oscar
The theme that the following quote best illustrates:
“My school and my tribe are so poor and sad that we have to study from the same dang books our parents studied from.”
What is Education is not valued on reservations.
This is the disorder that Penelope suffered from
What is anorexia
This is the type of writing that Mary likes
What is Romance
He apologizes to the narrator for a teaching career that began with “killing the Indian to save the child”
Who is Mr. P.
She is the narrator’s bulimic, semi-girlfriend.
Who is Penelope
The theme that the following quote best illustrates:
“Indian families stick together like Gorilla Glue, the strongest adhesive in the world...For good or bad, we don't leave one another.”
What is Native Americans are a tight-knit community.
This is the result of the first Reardan vs Welpinit basketball game
What is Wellpinit loses
This is a nickname that people called Junior
What is:
Hydromatic, Hydrocarbon, Hydrocrack, Hydrodynamic, Hydroelectric, Hydro-and-Low, Hydro-and-Seek