Worksheets"The Powwow at the End of the World"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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..."
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.
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 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
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 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
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 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
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
