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Who’s Who
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Final Jeopardy

2. Junior was born with hydrocephalus,
$100 Question The Rez
Junior was born with hydrocephalus,
which is also known as:

3. $100 The Rez
Water on the brain.

4. Why does Junior throw his book
$200 Question The Rez
Why does Junior throw his book
at Mr. P?

5. Junior finds his mom’s name
$200 Answer The Rez
Junior finds his mom’s name
in the book.

6. $300 Question The Rez How does Rowdy react when Junior
decides to go to Reardan?

7. $300 Answer The Rez
Outwardly angry; inwardly hurt.

8. $400 Question The Rez Junior tells Gordy that people on the
Rez call him an apple. Explain what this
means and why people call him this.

9. $400 Answer The Rez They call him an apple because
they say he is red on the outside
and white on the inside. This means
that they think he is a traitor; Native
American on the outside, but on the
inside, he has bought into white culture.

10. $500 Question The Rez
Name 3 differences between these two “romance novel covers” and explain why they look that way.

11. $500 Answer The Rez
Dating Penelope is Junior’s dream and writing is Mary’s; the second one shows that true v. the illusion/dream.

12. This person tells Junior to
$100 Question Who’s Who
This person tells Junior to
leave The Rez.

13. $100 Answer Who’s Who
Mr. P

14. $200 Question Who’s Who Who is the most tolerant
person Junior has ever known?

15. $200 Answer Who’s Who His Grandma
Daily Double: Her last words are to ask for forgiveness for the person who kills her and her funeral takes place three days after her death. These two things compare her to Christ. This comparison is an example of what literary term?

16. $300 Question Who’s Who
Analyze the style of this self-portrait from the first chapter of the book and explain why it is drawn this way:

17. $300 Answer Who’s Who
Cartoonish, because Junior has low-self and doesn’t take himself seriously.

18. $400 Question Who’s Who
Who says this and what does it mean? “I suppose it had something to do with confidence. I mean, I’d always been the lowest Indian on the Reservation totem pole – I wasn’t expected to be good so I wasn’t. But in Reardan, my coach and the other players wanted me to be good. They needed me to be good. They expected me to be good.”

19. $400 Answer Who’s Who
Junior

20. $500 Question Who’s Who
Who says this and how does it make Junior and his family feel? “I know you’ve heard that before. I know white people say that all the time. But I still need to say it. I love Indians. I love your songs, your dances, and your souls. And I love your art. I collect Indian art.”

21. $500 Answer Who’s Who
Billionaire Ted. “Those guys made Indians feel like insects pinned to a display board.” (things to be collected rather than people).
Daily Double: This is an example of what type of figurative language?

22. Name 3 characters whose deaths are
$100 Question AA
Name 3 characters whose deaths are
related to alcohol.

23. $100 Answer AA
Eugene, Mary, Grandma.

24. $200 Question AA This person kills Junior’s dad’s
best friend over the last drink of
wine.

25. $200 Answer AA
Bobby

26. How is Eugene’s death similar to Mary’s?
$300 Question AA
How is Eugene’s death similar to Mary’s?

27. They both die senseless and unnecessary deaths related to alcohol.
$300 Answer AA
They both die senseless and unnecessary deaths related to alcohol.

28. $400 Question AA
Why do Junior’s cousins drink at Mary’s wake? This is an example of what literary term?

29. $400 Answer AA
They are trying to repress their feelings. It’s ironic.

30. $500 Question AA
Many of the adults in Junior’s life let him down in a number of ways. Identify one adult who treats Junior badly and one adult who does their best to do right by Junior. In your response, include the adults’ actions and their role in Junior’s life.

31. $500 Answer AA
The Andruss brother’s are an example of adults who treat Junior badly. They are in their 30s and they beat Junior up for fun. Their role in Junior’s life are another example of self-fulfilling prophecy because they are poor alcoholic Indians living on The Rez.
Junior’s basketball coach does his best by Junior by encouraging him to play his best against Wellpinit. His role in Junior’s life is teaching him about his own self-worth. He stayed with Junior in the hospital to show that he cared.

32. Identify the Subject, Verb, and Object:
$100 Question SVO
Identify the Subject, Verb, and Object:
Mary Runs Away

33. $100 Answer SVO
Mary (S) Runs (V) Away (O)

34. $200 Question SVO Identify the Subject, Verb, and Object:
“Happy families are all alike.”

35. Families (S), Are (V), Alike (O)
$200 Answer SVO
Families (S), Are (V), Alike (O)

36. $300 Question SVO Identify the Subject, Verb, and Object:
“I’m a yucker.”

37. $300 Answer SVO
I (S), ’m (V), yucker (O)

38. $400 SVO During tryouts, the coach tells Junior: “Play some D!”
Identify the Subject, Verb, and Object.

39. Junior (implied S), Play (V), Defense (O)
$400 SVO
Junior (implied S), Play (V), Defense (O)

40. $500 SVO
What essential part of any sentence is missing (grammatically) from the following sentence and why:
“Kill the Indian to spare the child.”

41. $500 SVO
The subject. So people don’t have to take responsibility for the terrible things they’re doing.

42. $100 Question White and Wonderful
Who “stands up for Science” when Junior correctly explains what petrified wood is in class? This quote is an example of what type of figurative language?

43. $100 Answer White and Wonderful
Gordy; personification

44. $200 Question White and Wonderful
Junior wants to go to Rearden because he views white people as a symbol of ______?

45. $200 Answer White and Wonderful
Hope

46. $300 Question White and Wonderful
Explain the phrase “Kill the Indian to
save the child.”

47. $300 Answer White and Wonderful
It was a movement to take Native American children away from their families and tribes, force them to stop speaking their native languages, and require them to abandon the traditions of their tribes.

48. $400 Question White and Wonderful
When Junior finds out that Penelope has an eating disorder, it is a very significant moment for him. Why?

49. $400 Answer White and Wonderful
This is the first time Junior sees Penelope as imperfect, as a person with real problems.

50. $500 Question White and Wonderful
Why does Junior decide not to make fun of Penelope’s dream to go to Stanford to become an architect?

51. $500 Answer White and Wonderful
Girls from small towns aren’t supposed to dream big, just like boys from a small, rural rez.

52. Final Jeopardy Why does Junior include the flashback to the
time he and Rowdy climb the tree out by
Turtle Lake? What does this event symbolize
about their friendship?

53. Final Jeopardy Answer