Name the Speaker
This speaker says, "The individual has always had to work hard to avoid being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high for the privilege of owning yourself."
Who is Justice?
Zits goes to this place to shoot and kill people.
What is a bank?
The quote "I’m a blank sky" primarily uses this literary technique.
What is metaphor?
This is the word for land that was set aside by the U.S. government for Native American use.
What is reservation?
Zits wants to kill people in order to bring back these two people.
Who are his parents?
This speaker says, "In order to fight evil, sometimes we have to do evil things."
Who is Art?
As this character whose body he first inhabits, Zits becomes sick at the thought of having to shoot an already dead person.
Who is Hank Storm?
The quote "And I’m ashamed that I’m a fire starter. I’m ashamed of everything, and I’m ashamed of being ashamed. This morning, as I count my zits in the mirror, I’m ashamed that I can’t remember the names of my new foster mother and father" primarily uses this literary technique.
What is repetition?
This is the name for a spiritual and political ritual that was started by a Native American shaman who claimed it would get rid of white people and bring peace and buffalo back to Native American people.
What is the Ghost Dance?
What is his throat/voice box?
This speaker says, “His soul won’t get to Heaven if we don’t bury him the Indian way.”
Who is Elk?
Zits and Justice point these at people to scare them and make them think they're going to die.
What are paintball guns?
The quote "Then I see this huge Indian guy, like the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Indian warriors, walking toward me" primarily uses this literary technique.
What is simile?
This U.S. general, along with hundreds of his men, died in battle after severely underestimating Native American forces on June 25, 1876.
Who is George Custer?
This character crashes remote control airplanes because they were angry that Zits kept winning the races.
Who is Edgar?
This speaker says, “I’m ashamed of everything, and I’m ashamed of being ashamed.”
Who is Zits?
As this character, Zits learns to see the other side's perspective and reasons for their desire for revenge.
Who is Gus?
The quotes “Do you know about the Ghost Dance?” and "Custer is coming! Custer is coming! He’s bringing the Seventh Cavalry and they’re coming to kill us!"primarily uses this literary technique.
What is allusion?
What is the Little Bighorn?
This character is targeted by the FBI because he has valuable information, but he ultimately refuses to give them this information.
Who is Junior?
This speaker says, "You and me aren’t so different. We’re like the sun and moon, kid. Different bodies, but we’re orbiting in the same sky.”
Who is Officer Dave?
Zits has this realization when he sees the white soldiers crying after battle.
What is, "We all want to live"?
The quote "It’s all gunfire and screams and Indian singing and silence and more silence and then the sounds of celebration" primarily uses this literary technique.
What is alliteration or imagery?
This organization grew from its origins calling for better housing conditions for Native Americans in urban areas.
What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
Zits has a flashback of this character who abused him when he was eight & wonders if he would want to kill them in revenge.
Who is Zits's Foster Father?