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1. Who is Gordy? What is special about him?
- He attends Reardan and is the Genius White
Boy. He studies and becomes friends w/
Junior.
2. What is Penelope’s “secret”? What does
Junior say about addictions?
- She is bulimic. Junior says that people with
addictions are looking for ways to make the
pain go away.
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3. What does Junior do to cover up his lack of funds
when he goes with Penelope to the high school
dance? What does Roger do to show Junior that he
can rely on him? How does Penelope react when
she finds out that Junior is poor?
- He lets Penelope think he was trying to be retro.
- Roger approved Junior dating Penelope; told him to join
the basketball team; and gave him $40.
- Penelope cried when she found out he walks home most
nights.
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4. What happens to Junior’s grandmother? How does
Junior feel? How does the tribe regard Junior's
grandmother? What happens to Gerald? How does
the tribe treat him after her death?
-She dies and Junior is mad that a drunk driver
killed her.
-The tribe respected the grandmother and stop
bothering Junior.
-Per the grandmother’s wishes, Junior’s family
forgives Gerald. After serving his time, he leaves
to go to California.
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5. Junior’s mother tells Billionaire Ted that the
outfit did not belong to her dead
grandmother or to anyone in their tribe.
What does she do after he leaves? Why do
you think she did that?
- Junior’s mother laughs because it was a relief
from all the grief.
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6. What happens to Eugene a few days
after Valentine’s Day? Who did that to
him?
-Eugene gets shot in the face in the parking lot of a
7-Eleven by his drinking buddy, Bobby, for the
last sip of wine.
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7. Junior and his family are going through a
grief storm after undergoing so much loss.
After his classmates stand up for him by
walking out of the class, Junior performs his
own grieving ceremony. What did he do?
-Junior writes “joy” lists which were about all things
and people that brought him joy.
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8. What does Junior finally tell the news
reporter were his reasons for wanting to play
against his old school, Wellpinit?
-He tells the reporter that it was the most important
game of his life because he had to prove
something to himself, Reardan, and Wellpinit;
and he was stronger than everyone else.
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9. Coach tells Junior before the game, “You
can do it!” which he chants until he believes
it. Who was Junior thinking about when his
Coach gave this advice?
-He was thinking about Eugene and all the support
he gave Junior during games.
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10. Rowdy is guarding Junior and the game
gets pretty aggressive. How does Junior win
the game?
-Junior fakes-out Rowdy who falls for it. He
leaps above Rowdy and makes the
basket. It was as if he were flying on
those who dies and the hopes of his
parents.
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10. Rowdy is guarding Junior and the game
gets pretty aggressive. How does Junior win
the game?
-Junior fakes-out Rowdy who falls for it. He
leaps above Rowdy and makes the
basket. It was as if he were flying on
those who dies and the hopes of his
parents.
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11. What happens to Mary? How does Junior
react?
-Mary and her husband die in a fire after a
drunken night of partying at their trailer.
-Junior has a meltdown after a school
counselor tells him the news. He laughs
hysterically on the ride home.
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12. How many funerals has Junior been
to by the time he was 14 years old?
Why so many?
-42 deaths. All were a result of alcoholism.
13. Describe the interaction between Junior
and Rowdy at Mary’s wake.
-Rowdy blames Junior for Mary’s death and runs
away.
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14. What is the legend of Turtle Lake?
What does Junior’s dad say is the
legend of Turtle Lake?
-There are many theories: 1) it used to be a giant
snapping turtle that ate Indians; 2) it used to be
filled with turtles; 3) it looked like a turtle (round
and green turtle shell).
-He said that “stupid horse” drowned in the lake
and kept turning up on the shore even it’s body
was burned and put in the town dump. It still
showed up when the lake caught on fire.
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Writing Response Questions:
*15. How does Junior perform at the basketball tryouts? What happens with Roger? Does he
make the team? In his first game, who wins Reardan or Wellpinit?
*16. During the summer, who visits Junior? On the
basketball court how does he describe Junior?
Are they friends again?
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17. Who are the two main characters in
"Smoke Signals"?
- Victor and Thomas
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18. What happens on July 4, 1976? What
does Arnold Joseph do?
- Arnold Joseph saves Thomas from the 2nd
story window of a burning house.
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19. What is the cause for the two main
characters to go on a long journey?
Where do they go?
-Victor’s mom gets a call that his dad died in
Phoenix, Arizona.
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20. Thomas barters with the two girls for
a ride off the reservation. What does
he use to barter? Is Thomas
successful?
-Thomas tells a story about Victor’s dad.
-The girls drive them off the rez in their backwards
car.
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21. Victor and Thomas have different
views of Arnold Joseph, Victor's dad.
How does Victor view his father? How
does Thomas view Arnold?
-Victor has a negative view of his dad and sees
him as a drunk and abusive who left his family
when he was 12 years old.
-Thomas has a positive view of Arnold Joseph who
saved him from the fire and took him to
Denny’s.
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Writing Response Question:
*22. Victor tells Thomas he needs to know how to
be a "real Indian". What are at least 3 things a
"real Indian" looks and acts like? What does
Thomas do to change his appearance (what
does it say on his shirt)? Based on this
encounter does Victor have issues with his
own identity? Explain.
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23. Who do Victor and Thomas meet once
they get to his father's trailer? What
does she say is the nature of her
relationship with Arnold Joseph?
-Suzy Song. They kept each other’s secrets.
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24. Earlier in the movie, Victor accused
Thomas of acting like a medicine man.
However, Thomas is a born storyteller.
What is the story of the Holy Fry
Bread? In the telling, what is Thomas'
view of Mrs. Joseph?
-A church powwow was short on fry bread.
Mrs.Joseph made the fry bread and solved the
shortage by tearing the bread in half.
-Thomas has a positive view of Mrs.Joseph and
thinks she’s a good cook.
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25. What is the story Arnold told about
Victor vs. the Jesuits? From the
story, how do you think Arnold felt
about his son, Victor?
-It was a basketball game between the Jesuit
priests and Victor with his dad.
-His dad loves Victor because he said Victor won
even though he really lost.
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26. What does she say really happened at
the July 4th party?
-Arnold Joseph was the one who started the
fire that killed Thomas’ parents because
he was drunk and was lighting fireworks.
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27. What does Victor find in his dad's
trailer? What does Victor do?
-He finds his dad’s wallet with a family
picture that has “HOME” written on the
back of it; and a pocket knife.
-He uses the pocket knife to cut his long hair
to mourn his dad.
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28. Victor and Thomas get into a fight on
the drive home. Victor says a lot
of mean things to Thomas. What truth
does Thomas say to Victor in
retaliation?
-Thomas says that Victor does nothing and makes
his mother cry every day.
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29. Victor apologizes to Thomas at the
hospital. Once they get home, what
does Victor give to Thomas? What
does Victor say he will do? Does he
do it?
-Victor gives Thomas half of Arnold’s ashes.
-Victor says he will go to Spokane Falls Bridge and
throw his father’s ashes into the falls.
-Yes, he does.
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Writing Response Question:
*30. Which character is like Rowdy in the
"Diary?" Which character is like Junior in
the "Diary?" Give examples.
Grammar
nouns: person, place, or thing
London is the capital of the United Kingdom.
adjectives: describes a noun
The decrepit old man limped to the mailbox.
verbs: action words
The fire dancer juggled the flaming spears close to the tourist who
flinched from the approaching heat.
synonym: a word that has the same meaning as another word
hop=jump
glad=happy
antonym: a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
glad: sad
weak: strong
Capitalization: when do you capitalize a word?
Punctuation: ?
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Vocabulary
Definition, fill-in-the-blank, and write it correctly in a
sentence.
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poverty
orbit
smirked
powwow
persistent
decrepit
contemplative
epic
flinch(ed)
translucent
metaphor
vintage
contradicting
tautologies
adhesive
primitive
vulnerable
exist