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As Chapter 1 of Solar Storms opens, the population of Fur Island is _______.
One
To meet her half-sister, Angel travels to _____?
South Dakota
Agnes steals back the bear pelt from Beauregard's _______ ?
Widow
When Hannah first arrives at Agnes's house as a girl, she has only her clothes and a(n) ________ ?
Dirty Comb (or Clothes she wore on her back)
The protestors become suspicious of Bush after she _____?
Talks to the authorities (police and soldiers)
The events of the book Solar Storms were inspired by _______?
James Bay Project (Hydro-Quebec's 1971 controversial hydrodam construction on the La Grande River on the U.S.-Canada border)
At what age was Angel placed in foster care after being physically abused by her mother, Hannah Wing?
Five years old
The crow left at Tulik's house as a warning has been mutilated by _____?
Sewing its eyes shut
What do the media call the native protestors?
Occupiers
As electricity comes to Holy String Town, people begin to gather at Tulik's house to hear _____ (the title of the radio)?
"Indian Time"
When Angel returns to the place of flowers after searching for plants, what happened?
Agnes has died.
In chapter 18 of Solar Storms, the narration compares Auntie's petition to ____?
Magna Carta
One of Loretta's signature traits is that she has a sweet almond smell that Dora-Rouge comes to recognize as . . .?
Cyanide
Why is Frenchie known to be a different kind of woman in Adam's Rib?
1) She dresses more flamboyantly, wearing red lipstick, and revels in Avon's perfumes
2) Wears heavy makeup and can often be seen in pearls
What did the government do to take full advantage of the land floodeed?
Built roads and mined minerals
Ecocritics teaching during this period helped to reframe the environmental movement's focus with which two books
(Author or Book Title)
1. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye
2. Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
Tulik tells a creation story about Beaver, who shaped humans. In returns, humans promise to do what?
They promise to take care of the world and to speak to all of Beaver's creations.
How many people show up to talk to the company (BEEVCO) and urge them not to build the dams?
40 people
Angel comes to find that Bush knows a language that will. . . ?
Heal Burns
What does Angel begin to dream about after noticing how the ice crystals shimmer when charged by solar storms? What does this result in Dora-Rouge calling her?
She dreams of wolves and plants; Dora-Rouge calls her a "plant dreamer."
Within the story, one of the Indian men is forced to take a job as a laborer at one of the dam sites to feed his children. What happens to him as a consequence?
As the soldiers come with guns and helicopters, they do what?
1) Shoot Mr. Orenson's dogs
2) Throw teargas in the Post
Prior to the death of Agnes Iron, she asked Angel to do what?
Give her body to the animals so she can. . .
1) become part of nature
2) her body can serve the animals
Bush is a thin, quiet woman who excels at what (2 skills)?
1) Fishing
2) Recreating skeletons of animals for museums
LaRue earns his living as _____ and fought in the _______.
1) Taxidermist
2) Vietnam War