"The Powwow at the End of the World"
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Amy Sinicropi
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English
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8th Grade
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787 plays
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Hard
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1.
Multiple Choice
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..."
2.
Multiple Choice
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.
3.
Multiple Choice
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
4.
Multiple Choice
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
5.
Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the tone, or feeling, in the poem?
sarcasm
happiness
silliness
remorse
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