Setting
What is the setting of Red Roses?
A middle school
What does the medicine bag in The Medicine Bag represent?
Lakota tradition
Who comes to visit Martin in The Medicine Bag?
His grandfather
"Lions had long since vanished but he knew of worse animals of prey."
Other people can be dangerous.
What does "wearily" mean?
With extreme tiredness
What is the setting of The Medicine Bag?
Martin's family home
What does Grandpa's old boots represent in The Medicine Bag?
His long and difficult life journey
Who is "in the bedroom with the door closed" in Hanging Fire?
The narrator's mom
"And what are words? Trying to grow a fruit tree in the wilderness."
It is nearly impossible to convince someone with only words.
What does "obligation" mean?
A duty or commitment
What country is The Setting Sun and the Rolling World set in?
Zimbabwe
What does the green blackboard symbolize in Translating Grandfather's House?
Social acceptance
What grade does the student in Translating Grandfather's House receive after copying his classmates' drawing?
A+
"What do you know of the false honey bird that leads you the whole day through the forest to a snake’s nest?"
People are deceptive or misleading.
What does "patronized" mean?
Talking down to someone with a sense of superiority
What is the setting of The Setting Sun and the Rolling World?
What does the airplane represent in The Setting Sun and the Rolling World?
Nhamo's desire for freedom
What is the name of the healer that Musoni tells Nhamo to visit?
Chiremba
"No charms will work. All that is just the opium you take in the dark in the hope of a light. You don't need that now. You strike a match for a light."
You need to take action for a better future.
What does "sheepishly" mean?
Acting embarrassed, lack of self-confidence
What is the setting of Translating Grandfather's House?
An art classroom
What does the setting sun represent in The Setting Sun and the Rolling World?
The departure of Nhamo or the figurative death of Musoni
What happens at the very end of The Setting Sun and the Rolling World?
It snows.
"Words are handles made to the smith’s fancy and are liable to break under stress. They are too much fat on the hard unbreaking sinews of life.”
Words are unreliable and cannot be trusted.
What does "psychological" mean?
Related to the mental and emotional state of a person