His Life
"In a Jar"
Themes
THE JAR
Penobscot Nation
100

What year was he born?

1991

100

Where was the jar found?

It was found in the gap between the house and the stairs

100

Why were they worried about the jar?

"It's bad medicine"

100

Pick something out of the jar

...

100

Where is the Tribe's seat of government located?

Above Old Town Falls

200

Where was he born?

Bridgeport Connecticut

200

Where did the boy's father come from everytime he brought him a toy men?

The casino

200

What vice do Paige and her mother share?

Smoking cigarettes

200

Pick a slip of paper, any slip of paper

???

200

Who did the Penobscot Nation support during the Revolutionary war?

The Americans

300

Where did he first go to school?

Eastern Maine Community College 

300

What was the medicine man's name?

His name was Frick

300

What is the main theme of In a Jar?

Intergenerational Trauma

300

Pick a jar...any jar?

:"(

300

What were the Penobscot people promised if they supported the Amerians?

Protections of their land

400

What did he study at Dartmouth College?

Native American Studies

400

What was the sister doing that was bad (because she was pregnant)?

Smoking cigarettes

400

What are two things that show loss?

The Red Toy, The Pin, David's father, Paige's baby

400

Get a question from the jar!

yay!

400

Which president didn't honor their promise to the Penobscot people?

George Washington

500

How old is Talty's daughter?

He has a son

500

What did they do with the bin at the end of the story?

They buried it

500

What two characters show the different religious beliefs in the story?

David's Grandmother and Frick

500

Daily Double!

Just kidding :)

500

After how many years did the Federal Government acknowledged its promise?

200 years