ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART TIME INDIAN ~ SHERMAN ALEXIE

Chapter Study - #1 Black Eye of the Month Club

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CONTEXT INFO
❏ The main character is First Nations and lives on a reservation in the American west.

VOCABULARY WORDS
Word / Term Definition

hydroencephalitis

nearsighted / farsighted

lopsided

susceptible

impediments

retard

rez

KEY EVENTS
page Event
1-4

5-6

LITERARY TERMS & DEVICES

Device page example

Simile 1

Metaphor / Analogy 1

Personification 2

Simile 2

Vivid 2

Euphemism 2

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Device page example

Allusion 2

Metphor 2

Magic 3 2

Vivid / simile 2

Simile 3

Simile 3

Hyperbole 3

Metaphor 3

Simile 3

Metaphor 3

Onomatopoeia 4

Allusion 4

Metaphor 6

CHARACTER INFO
Character Detail

Narrator

THEME INFO AND SYMBOLS

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BY EXPLAINING YOUR OPINION USING SPECIFIC DETAILS FROM THE TEXT TO
SUPPORT YOUR POINT OF VIEW. INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS WITH YOUR TEXT REFERENCES.

1. What information does the comic of the narrator on page 5 provide for us or confirm from the
written text?

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2. From what perspective is the story told? What evidence do you have of this?

3. What mood is the narrator setting when speaking about his physical conditions? What evidence
do you have in the writing of the chapter about the tone the author has towards the narrator?

4. Choose S of these two questions:

(a) Why is drawing so important to the narrator? How do you know this?

OR
(b) Do all people need “tiny little lifeboats” or only people who are members of specific sub groups
of society? Give specific examples to support your answer.

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