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WorksheetsDiary of a Part-time Indian Ch21-22
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
What did Junior's dad always do when they didn't have enough money?
He took what little money they did have and ran away to get drunk.
He always put enough aside for Christmas presents.
He put money aside for school books, stationery and uniform.
What was the first thing that Junior noticed when he picked up his dad's boot on 2 January?
It smelled like booze and fear and failure.
It smelled clean and new. His dad must have bought new boots while he was away.
The boot was the same colour as Penelope's hair.
In the new year Junior reflects on what he has learnt. What has he learnt?
The worst thing a parent can do is ignore their children.
Even though his dad has a drinking problem and his mom can be a little eccentric, they make sacrifices for him.
There are plenty of Reardan kids who get ignored by their parents
Although the Indians are screwed up, but they're really close to each other. They KNOW each other.
White people, especially fathers, are good at hiding in plain sight.
For Junior, what is the very best thing about Wellpinit?
His grandmother
The dancing
Mary Spirit
The buffalo
Junior's grandmother the most amazing person in the world because she was (a) .
In the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity. In fact, weird people were often (a) .
True or false? In the old days epileptics were often shamans (traditional healers) because people just assumed that God gave seizure-visions to the lucky ones.
True
False
True or false. In the old days gay people were seen as magical by the Indian community because, being both male and female, they were seen as both warriors AND caregivers.
True
False
What was Junior's grandmother's response to homophobia?
"Who cares if a man wants to marry another man? All I want to know is who's going to pick up all the dirty socks?"
"Love is love"
"Burn! Burn! Burn!"
How did Junior's grandma pass away?
She was struck and killed by a drunk driver.
She swang a baseball bat so hard that it ruptured her bladder.
She accidentally shot herself in court while demonstrating to the jury how her client's alleged victim might have accidentally shot himself.
