Characters
Events
Themes
Vocabulary
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100

Who is the protagonist (main character)?

Junior/Arnold

100

What school does Junior transfer to?

Reardon

100

Why does Mr. P give Junior advice?

Because Junior has hope?

100

Definition of whimper (v): cry _______ or softly. 

weakly
100

Who is the author of our novel?

Sherman Alexie

200

Who is Mary?

Junior's sister

200

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. 

200

How is poverty a cycle for Junior's family, and for most of the people on the reservation?

It is a cycle because...

200

What part of speech is the word contradict? Ex. noun, adverb...

verb

200

Who did the art in our novel?

Ellen Forney

300

Who does Junior throw a book at?

Mr. P

300

Where does Mary go to? Why does she leave?

She leaves because she got married and moved to Montana. 

300

Why is education so important to Junior?

Because it is his way to actually make a life for himself. 

300

Define illiterate

unable to read or write

300

How do you use MLA citing in text?

(Author last name page number)

400

Why does Junior draw cartoons?

Junior draws cartoons because it is how he communicates with the world. 

400

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. 

400

Why does Junior want to transfer to a school off the reservation?

Because he wants to make something of himself and follow his dreams. 

400

Decrepit (adj): worn and broken down by hard use

What is an antonym for decrepit?

new

unused


400

How do you use MLA citing in text with our novel?

(Alexie 23)

500

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. 

500

Summarize the events that have happened 1-20. 

...

500

What are some aspects of Junior's identity?

Native American, smart, artist, basketball player,  brother and friend.

500

What is a synonym for delirious?

crazy

overwhelmed

hysterical 

500

Choose a cartoon from the book and explain what you think it means. 

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