Characters
Who is the protagonist (main character)?
Junior/Arnold
What school does Junior transfer to?
Reardon
Why does Mr. P give Junior advice?
Because Junior has hope?
Definition of whimper (v): cry _______ or softly.
Who is the author of our novel?
Sherman Alexie
Who is Mary?
Junior's sister
What happens at Junior's first basketball game? (Against his old reservation school)
Junior gets bood, the tribe turns their back on him, he gets hit in the head with a quarter and has to get stiches and he ends up in the hospital with a concussion.
How is poverty a cycle for Junior's family, and for most of the people on the reservation?
It is a cycle because...
What part of speech is the word contradict? Ex. noun, adverb...
verb
Who did the art in our novel?
Ellen Forney
Who does Junior throw a book at?
Mr. P
Where does Mary go to? Why does she leave?
She leaves because she got married and moved to Montana.
Why is education so important to Junior?
Because it is his way to actually make a life for himself.
Define illiterate
unable to read or write
How do you use MLA citing in text?
(Author last name page number)
Why does Junior draw cartoons?
Junior draws cartoons because it is how he communicates with the world.
How do people react to Junior transferring to Junior? His parents, Rowdy, the tribe and Mr. P.
Junior's parents are supportive, Rowdy gets upset and beats him up, the tribe think he is a traitor and Mr. P is the one to tell him to go.
Why does Junior want to transfer to a school off the reservation?
Because he wants to make something of himself and follow his dreams.
Decrepit (adj): worn and broken down by hard use
What is an antonym for decrepit?
new
unused
How do you use MLA citing in text with our novel?
(Alexie 23)
Describe Rowdy and Junior's relationship over the course of chapters 1-20.
Junior and Rowdy are best friends and protect each other until Junior decides to transfer to Reardon. Now, Rowdy and Junior are fighting but miss each other.
Summarize the events that have happened 1-20.
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What are some aspects of Junior's identity?
Native American, smart, artist, basketball player, brother and friend.
What is a synonym for delirious?
crazy
overwhelmed
hysterical
Choose a cartoon from the book and explain what you think it means.
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