Characters p. 1
How does Edwin reach out to his father?
Through social media (Facebook)
What does Tony call his FAS?
What is "the drome"
"I asked them to tell me a story of how they ended up in Oakland, or if they were born here, then I asked what it's been like living in Oakland."
What is Lucas (Denes uncle) pg 32
The extra spaces the author uses between paragraphs indicate this.
This kind of sentence contains one independent clause, a subject, a verb, and punctuation
What is a simple sentence?
This side character connects Opal, Jacquie, and Edwin
What is Harvey?
Two reasons why Opal moved to Alcatraz with her mom and sister
What is:
- They were evicted
- They were protesting the governments treaty violations
"i'd gotten used to keeping an eye on the front door. I'd seen more than a few eviction notices"
What is Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield? pg 47
This is what Dene likes to tag around the city.
What is LENS?
This kind of sentence contains two independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
The "relief" Edwin felt at the end of his chapter came after what news?
What is a paid internship at the Indian Center?
This character studied Comparative Literature with an emphasis on Native American Literature in college
What is Edwin Black?
"Like I'm not Native enough. I'm as Native as Obama is Black. It's different though. For Natives... Every possible way I think that it might look for me to say I'm Native seems wrong"
What is Edwin Black? pg 72
Orange and Dene both discuss representations of Urban Native Americans versus Historical Natives. Why do they both want to center Urban Natives?
Because if we are stuck in the past, the current culture of Natives will be ignored, and they won't move past the stereotypes depicted around the world.
FANBOYS is an acronym for these
What is: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, SO
This character foreshadowed an armed robbery.
What is Tony Loneman?
Opals Teddy bear was named this.
What is Two Shoes?
"We're going to be with out relatives. Indians of All Tribes... We're gonna work our way out from the inside with spoons"
What is Opal's mom?
What is the Indian Head that was described in the prologue?
What is an old image broadcasted on TV late at night?
This kind of sentence contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence
Describe how one character in Part one demonstrates the idea of "remaining"
Answers will vary.
This person responded negatively to Dene's documentary pitch.
What is the Native judge.
"Plenty pf us are urban now. If not because we live in cities because we live on the internet"
What is Tommy Orange (prologue pg 9)
What did the character Rob mean by, "there is no there there?"
What is Native people are extinct/gone
A group of words that cannot stand alone in a sentence
What is a dependent clause?