Show:
Characters
Setting/Time Period
Themes
100

What is the main character's name?

David Hayden

100

Where and when does the book take place?

Bentrock, 1948

100

What are some basic themes?

Justice, Family Loyalty, Racial Injustice

200

What is the name of the Native American Housekeeper?

Marie Little Solider

200

How many people live in Bentrock?

Less than 2000

200

How does the Hayden family being apart of the law in Bentrock affect the story?

it creates a complexity of being able to choose between family and law.

300

Who does David's family visit after they find out Uncle Frank is a rapist?

David's grandfather, Julian Hayden

300

Why is it important that the book takes place in the 1940's? hint: what event happened beforehand

WWII Ended

300

How does the Hayden family name impact the story?

The power dynamics of the town

400
Who helps David and his mother fend off the men that Grandfather send to break out Uncle Frank?

Len, the deputy

400

Why is it pivotal that the story takes place in Montana instead of a eastern state?

Because there is a higher native American population on the reservations and it is lesser developed.
400

How does David's coming of age affect what he is thinking in the novel?

he doesn't know what to think about what he is seeing, and has inner conflicts.

500

Who is Frank married to?

Gloria

500

How does Bentrock isolation affect the story?

there is a lack of pressure on the town that could promote justice.

500

How does David's morals compare to his father's in the beginning of the book?

they are almost complete opposites, and his father does not want to believe that his brother is a rapist.