Setting
Character
Plot
Miscellaneous
Literary Terms
100
Where does the story take place?
Oklahoma.
100
What are the names of the two girls that they meet?
Junella and Linda.
100
What is the first thing that Ray finds strange about the women?
Ray sees that the women have deer hooves instead of feet.
100
What does Ray say he needs to lay off of when he sees the girls footprints?
Lay off the weed.
100
Define sultry.
Hot and humid.
200
Where do Ray and Jackie meet Junella and Linda?
At the stomp dance.
200
Which girl fancies Ray?
Junella.
200
What is the sport the girls have Ray play?
Baseball.
200
What is the mood of the story?
Disturbing and creepy.
200
Define snagging.
To score with women.
300
Where do the two girls say they need to go?
Anadarko, Oklahoma.
300
What type of animal feet do the girls have?
Deer hooves.
300
Who is missing in the end?
Linda and Jackie.
300
What did the uncle say about those who stay?
"...those who stay were never suppose to talk about their encounters in the mountain and if they did they would die in short order."
300
Define quirk.
A peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality.
400
What are the girls heading to in the woods?
Their old house.
400
What relation does the old man have to the girls?
He is their uncle.
400
What are Ray and Jackie trying to do at the stomp dance?
Snag some girls for the night.
400
Who are the deer women in the story?
Junella and Linda.
400
Define quipped.
A clever, witty comment.
500
Where does Ray wake up in the morning?
On the ground on the edge of the river.
500
What is the uncle's power?
He is the thunder god.
500
What does Junella give to Ray, that belongs to Jackie, to prove he is with Junella?
Jackie's wristwatch.
500
Paula Gunn Allen.
Who is the author?
500
What is a deer woman?
A deer woman is a woman that shape shifts into a deer.