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Sherman Alexie, Somebody Kept Saying Powwow

Sherman Alexie, Somebody Kept Saying Powwow

Read Somebody Kept Saying Powwow and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. What does Norma claim is exceptional about Indians?

their sensitivity

their ability to dance

their optimism

their sense of community

2. Why did Junior think Norma would marry Victor?

because Victor was the chief

because Norma took Victor home

because Victor needed more saving than anybody

because she only danced with him

3. How does Junior describe the world outside of the reservation?

as a bad dream

as an oasis

as hell

as a firecracker

4. When Junior talks about experiencing an earthquake, what is he describing?

going against one’s nature

Indian spirituality

the collapse of Indian values

the destruction of the environment

5. On the strange day at the end of the story, what remains the same?

the outsiders’ views of the Indians on the reservation

Norma’s relationship with Junior

tribal rules and regulations

Junior’s sense of what it means to be Indian