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  • What generalization does Martin make about the Indians on television?
    they are poor and live off the land
    they are tall and stately with long braided hair
    they are warriors
    they are lonely wanderers in the wilderness
  • The paramedics rushed to the man's side when they discovered him lying INERT on his kitchen floor.
    a portable cannon
    not moving
    to break down
    noisy confusion
  • What finally makes Terry ask his father about his experiences in the war?
    He wants his father to forgive the Vietcong
    He wants to understand what is wrong with his father
    He wants to know what Vietnam was like
    He wants to know if his dad is exaggerating
  • What might be one of the themes in "Stop the Sun"?
    don't get involved in other people's business
    ignoring a problem will not make it go away
    laughter is sometimes the best medicine
    friends do not abandon friends in time of trouble
  • I was a bit alarmed at my sister's SUSPICIOUS behaviour when she started staying out until very late atnight.
    thinking someone might be guilty
    a field where rice grows in water
    not moving
    great damage
  • Unfortunately, there are few employment opportunities on the RESERVATION, and many young people are leaving to the cities.
    land in the US for Native Americans to live on
    a group of people, vehicles or objects moving formally
    delicate
    the borders
  • How do Martin's friends react to Granpa when they finally meet him?
    with polite awe and respect
    with amusement
    with sarcasm and hostility
    with fear and panic
  • What does Grandpa do to show the kids that he knows kids are often embarrassed by their elders?
    He stops talking about Sioux history
    He leaves the room when Martin's friends come over
    He has a talk with Martin about Sioux pride
    He cleans his hat and changes his shoes
  • MORTARS are said to be very effective in used from a concealed location
    to break down
    not moving
    a portable cannon
    large guns on wheels or fixed in place
  • Which of the following was NOT inside the medicine bag?
    a broken piece of iron kettle
    a pebble from the butte
    a piece of sacred sage
    ash from the remains of the campfire
  • How does Terry's mother deal with his father's problems?
    She gets angry with him
    She lies to cover for him
    She ignores them
    She tells Terry to hold him down
  • Which do Martin and Cheryl NOT use to impress their friends?
    a picture of Grandpa's shack on the Rosebud Reservation
    a decorated rawhide drum
    a Sioux chant
    a pair of moccasins
  • Why does Terry's father crawl across the floor of the hardware store?
    He is having a Vietnam syndrome flashback
    He is having a heart attack
    He is reaching for something under the counter
    He is fighting with the store owner
  • A powerful WHIRLPOOL formed in the Pacific Ocean after the recent earthquake in Japan.
    South Vietnamese communist guerrillas
    noisy confusion
    a field where rice grows in water
    a powerful current of water
  • Active landmines were often concealed in rice PADDIES during the war.
    a field where rice is grown in water
    thinking someone might be guilty
    a powerful current of water
    not moving
  • Why does Grandpa weep as he tells the history of the medicine bag?
    he is relieved he is no longer responsible for the bag
    He is grieving because the old ways are lost
    he is sad that he is dying
    he is angry the Sioux have to live on the reservation
  • WHat does Grandpa's father dream as he fasts and prays?
    a sacred sage
    the white man's iron
    a campfire
    an elk
  • FUNERALS reflect the religious beliefs of the deceased person or family.
    physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion
    the feeling of having no hope at all
    a ceremony for burying someone who died
    the borders
  • We rushed into my brother's room to see what had caused all the COMMOTION.
    a field where rice is grown in water
    a portable cannon
    a powerful current of water
    noisy confusion
  • A PROCESSION of mourners followed the dead celebrity's hearse to the graveyard.
    a flat comfortable shoe made of soft leather
    a feeling that you have no hope at all
    the borders
    a group of people, vehicles, or objects moving formally
  • What does the title "Stop the Sun" tell you about the theme of the story?
    Trying to help can make the problem worse
    Wanting peace is not enough to prevent war
    Terry's father tells his son to mind his own business
    Sometimes people feel powerless to change events
  • Why do Grandpa's cowboy boots fit him so tightly?
    They are lined with money
    They do not belong to him
    They are lined with bags full of medicine
    They have shrunken in the heat
  • I only wear my new MOCCASINS indoors because I want them to last a long time.
    a ceremony for burying someone who died
    physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion
    a flat comfortable shoe made of soft leather
    a feeling that you have no hope at all
  • How does repeating "his father's eyes went away" hint at what the theme might be?
    it tells you that the problem is becoming worse
    it tells you the father has eyesight problems
    it tells you how serious Terry is
    it tells you that the father is disconnected from others
  • Greg brought the medieval sword into an antique dealer to find out if it was AUTHENTIC.
    a ceremony burying someone who died
    delicate
    an area of land in the US that Native Americans live on
    not counterfeit or copied
  • Maura looks so FRAIL and thin that I am almost afraid to touch her.
    a ceremony burying someone who died
    an area of land in the US for Native Americans to live on
    delicate
    not counterfeit or copied
  • The basketball player's DESPAIR was evident as he missed the shot that cost the team the game.
    a feeling that you have no hope at all
    cloth that has a smooth, shiny surface
    physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion
    a flat comfortable shoe made of soft leather
  • Germany's economy was in a state of RUIN after WWII.
    large guns on wheels or fixed in place
    great damage
    South Vietnamese communist guerrillas
    noisy confusion
  • She wore a black SATIN gown to the awards ceremoy.
    a flat comfortable shoe made of soft leather
    physical or mental weariness resulting from exertion
    cloth that has a smooth, shiny surface
    the borders
  • What detail shows you that Terry and his father basically have a good relationship?
    Terry's mom knows Terry will talk to his dad about problems
    Terry and his father go to the shopping mall together
    Terry helps his father at the hardware store
    Terry and his dad have a joke about discussing girls
  • The Tet Offensive was probably the most well-known action taken by the VIETCONG during the Vietnam War.
    a powerful current of water
    not moving
    a portable cannon
    South Vietnamese communist guerrillas
  • Unfortunately, the couple's 25-year marriage FOUNDERED after their son's death.
    thinking that someone might be guilty
    a powerful current of water
    to break down
    large guns on wheels or fixed in place
  • How does Grandpa get to Martin's home?
    He walks all the way from the reservation
    He rides a horse then walks
    He rides on buses for two and a half days
    He rides a train and then walks
  • Why does Terry's father say he died that day in the war?
    He had to be revived after being shot
    He felt responsible for his friends' deaths
    He died inside, emotionally
    He was afraid he would be killed
  • During the Middle Ages, ARTILLERY was moved over land with the assistance of horse teams.
    large guns on wheels or fixed in one place
    a powerful current of water
    a field where rice is grown in water
    noisy confusion
  • Which phrase describes what the theme is?
    the topic and subject examined within the story
    the events and setting that drive the plot
    the problem presented and solved in the story
    the insight a story expresses about the subject
  • How does Terry demonstrate how difficult it is to talk about his father's problem?
    by waiting until the last minute to bring it up
    by writing a story about it
    by refusing to bring up the subject to anyone
    by talking with Mr. Carlson about Vietnam first
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