Point of View
Narrators who use "he, she, they" are speaking in from this point of view in this type of narrative.
What is third person?
The number of original Code Talkers.
What is 29?
Grief was a deep theme of this short story.
What is "The Fly" by Katherine Mansfield?
The Land family lives in this state, where they hunt geese and deal with harsh winters.
What is Minnesota?
This author wrote both The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Sign of the Beaver.
Who is Elizabeth George Speare?
In stories where the narrator uses "I, we" we say the point of view or narrative is this.
What is first person?
This Navajo word, nimasii, was the code word for a grenade. It's English translation was this.
What is potato?
Loving good people who do bad things is a central theme of this book.
What is Peace Like a River by Leif Enger?
Swede's poems about this fictional cowboy help her process Davy's actions and the impact on her family.
Who is Sunny Sundown?
These two characters take a life-changing raft ride down the Mississippi River.
Who are Jim and Huckleberry Finn?
When the narrator speaks directly to the reader, using "You wonder, you see" we refer to it as this point of view and narrative.
What is second person?
This character was known for his love of the New York Yankees.
Who was Georgia Boy?
The themes of prejudice and irony were constantly emerging throughout this book.
What is Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac?
The Lands travel and live in their Airstream Trailer, which was inherited from this character.
Who is Lurvy?
Originally an African Prince, this man was captured and sold into slavery. He wrote about his life and helped the Abolitionist movement work to end slavery in the U.S.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This type of third person narrative is observational and factual, like a security camera recording.
What is objective third person?
What was Camp Elliott?
The power of the natural world and the power of hard work were central themes in this novel.
What is My Antonia by Willa Cather?
This character provides stability and love for the Land family while they are searching for Davy.
Who is Roxanna?
Ambrose Bierce wrote about this war and was notably one of the only authors of his day who had also fought in it.
What is the Civil War?
This type of third person narrative is all-knowing and all-seeing, able to speak to how multiple characters are feeling and thinking.
What is omniscient third person?
It was in this year that the Navajo code was finally declassified.
What is 1968?
The themes of hypocrisy, poverty, and racism/prejudice thread through the plot of this book.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?
Swede tells Reuben that miracles need a __________.
What is a witness?
FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION: List as many of Jeremiah's miracles as you can, for 100 points each, up to 700 points.
Reuben’s First Breath, Fixing Swede’s Saddle, the Never-Ending Soup, Healing Mr. Holgren, Walking on Air, the Never-Ending Gas Tank, Avoiding the Authorities, Surviving the Tornado, Saving Reuben's Life