"To Say Phoenix, Arizona"

What has happened to Victor at the beginning of the story?

• He lost his job and his father died.

• He got in a fight with Thomas.

• He left his hometown and drove with Thomas to Phoenix.

• He has a vision of standing by a waterfall.

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"Thomas Builds-the-Fire sat on the bicycle, waited in Victor's yard. He was ten years old and skinny."

This quote from the story introduces which literary technique?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Flashback

• Allusion

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What is the best word to describe the tone or author's attitude toward this story?

• Angry

• Regretful

• Impatient

• Agitated

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Why did Thomas go with Victor to Arizona?

• Victor asked him to go and wanted to restore their friendship.

• Thomas had been told by Victor's dad that Victor would need his help.

• Thomas had never been to Phoenix and begged Victor to take him.

• Victor had a vision that Thomas had to come.

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"There was still a genetic pain, which was soon to be real pain as real and immediate as a broken bone," is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allusion

• Symbolism

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What is the effect of the author's use of flashbacks in the story?

• It makes the story more exciting.

• It provides historical information to link this story to other stories like it.

• It provides background information about Victor and Thomas' relationship.

• It's a useful literary technique.

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Why is Thomas going to return to Spokane and dump the ashes into the waterfall?

• It's part of Native American tradition.

• He promised Victor's father that's what he would do.

• He doesn't want the ashes and think's Victor's father would like this place.

• It's the location of his earlier vision where Victor's father met with him and gave him good advice.

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Which flashback helped the reader see Thomas as courageous?

• The 4th of July story.

• The getting beat up story.

• The wasp nest story.

• The flying off the roof story.

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How much money did the Tribal Council give Victor?

• $100

• $150

• $300

• They said they had no money to give him.

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When Norma Many Horses broke up Victor and Thomas' fight, why did the boys run off?

• She would have taken them to the Tribal Council.

• She would have reported the fighting to their parents.

• She would have dragged them to a tipi to listen to an elder tell a story.

• She would have had the reservation principal discipline them through the school.

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