The Book
What is Junior’s best friend's name?
Rowdy
What is the name of Junior's first true friend at Readen?
Gordy
What sport did penelope play?
Volleyball
What is an Indian Reservation?
An area of land managed by a federally recognized Native American tribe that governs themselves
Where did Junior attend school outside the Rez?
Rearden High School
What condition does Junior have giving him "water on the brain"?
hydrocephalus
What did Penelope struggle with?
Bulimia
Why did the U.S. government create reservations?
To take land, control populations, and force assimilation.
Why did Junior decide to attend school outside the Rez?
(BONUS: For 100 points, what was the name of the teacher who told him he should?)
To seek hope
BONUS: Mr. P
What was Junior's dream for his future?
To leave the reservation and not end up like his tribe members.
How does Penelope react when she finds out the truth about Junior being poor?
Supportive, caring, and understanding
On what specific reservation does Junior live?
(BONUS: For 100 points, what year did an executive order establish it in?)
The Spokane Indian Reservation
BONUS: 1881
What was the purpose of the horse myth?
It was a metaphor for resilience and was used to represent the Spokane Reservations history.
What were some hard ships Junior faced switching schools?
Junior faces racism, extreme poverty, and total isolation from both his old reservation friends and his new white classmates.
What was Penelope’s dream?
Leave her small hometown of Reardan to travel the world and become an architect.
What was the name of the law that broke up tribal lands into individual plots to force assimilation?
The Dawes Act (or General Allotment Act)