"The Powwow at the End of the World"

Which of the following phrases most clearly conveys who the speaker is in the poem?

• "...I am told by many of you..."

• "...after an Indian woman puts her shoulder to the Grand Coulee Dam..."

• "...after we Indians have gathered..."

• "...on the reservation where I wait..."

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

The speaker of the poem is asked to forgive

• himself for wanting to undo the effects of technological progress.

• Non-Native Americans for the wrongdoings done to Native Americans.

• other Native Americans for changing their way of life.

• an Indian woman for destroying the Grand Coulee Dam.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following conditions are needed in order for the speaker to forgive?

• when his people are no longer poor.

• when the salmon can leave the Columbia River

• when the Grand Coulee Dam is destroyed

• when the government apologizes first

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

What do the effects of the flood water suggest?

• the power of nature over man-made objects

• the strength of one Indian woman

• the resilience of the salmon

• the changes for Native American peoples

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which of the following best describes the tone, or feeling, in the poem?

• sarcasm

• happiness

• silliness

• remorse

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the most likely reason the poet repeats the line "I am told by many of you that I must forgive and so I shall..."?

• to suggest the importance of forgiveness

• to emphasize the many things that must happen for him to be able to forgive

• to give the poem a pleasing sound pattern

• to exaggerate the speaker's feelings about the effects of the dam

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following represents the struggles and determination of the Native American People?

• the end of the world

• the gathering of lost Indians

• the journey of the salmon swimming upstream

• the floodwaters caused from the breaking dams.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.9

What effect does the phrase "throws a lightening bolt...starts the fire" have on the reader?

• It conveys the speaker's sense of loneliness.

• It conveys the power of the floodwaters.

• It conveys a sense of the length of the salmon's journey.

• It conveys a sense of long-awaited triumph.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following represents a turning point in the poem?

• the floodwaters being swallowed by the salmon

• the destruction of the Grand Coulee Dam

• the arrival of the salmon at the secret bay

• the bursting of the dam

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

In line 27, what does the "powwow at the end of the world" refer to?

• the end of the salmon's journey

• the commitment of the Native Americans to adopt to a new way of life

• a celebration of the return to Native Americans' old ways of life

• a reunion of a Native American tribe

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4