powwow

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 should to the Grand Coulee Dam…”

• “…after we Indians have gathered…”

• “…on the reservation where I wait…”

The speaker of the poem is being 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

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

What do the effects of the floodwaters 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

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

• sarcasm

• happiness

• silliness

• remorse

What is the most likely reason the poet repeats the line “I am told my 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

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

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

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

• the floodwater 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 dams

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 Native Americans to adopt new ways of life

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

• a reunion of a Native American tribe