Quick Questions

1. Does Rain go to church on Sunday morning?
2. Who does Spence imitate on the museum stage?
3. What new measure of Mrs. Owen’s does The Flash ask the summer campers about?
4. What surprise information does Queenie have for Rain about Galen and the dance?
5. Where does Rain run after leaving the argument with Queenie?

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Quick Questions

1. What kind of summer job did Galen find for himself and Rain?
2. Where does Rain go after leaving the cemetery?
3. What do Aunt Georgia and Rain talk about in the garden?
4. What does Rain write about in her journal while she’s alone in the garden?

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mentors

Aunt Georgia is definitely a smart,

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Quick Questions

• What does Dad say about Fynn’s college papers?
• What is the name of Galen’s cat?
• What happens when Mrs. Owen twists her necklace chain?
• What is the rumor about Rain and Galen?
• Where does Natalie say she needs to go?
• Who does Rain call to help?
• What two other phone calls take place during this chapter?

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Quick Questions

1. In the journal entry, where is Rain going with her mother?
2. Why doesn’t Uncle Ed vote at the city council meeting?
3. Is the financing request approved?
4. Who is the only person that Rain talks to at the meeting?

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symbols and stereotypes

In the journal entry,

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Quick Questions

1. When Rain gets home, who has left her a few messages?
2. What does Natalie say when she’s found out that Rain has joined the summer camp program?
3. What does Natalie ask Rain to do?

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respect

In the journal entry, Mama and Dad are arguing about where to live and whether Dad should retire from the military service.

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Quick Questions

1. Are Rain’s photos published in the newspaper?
2. What is The Flash’s interview question for Rain?
3. Who is the subject of the biography that Fynn has been reading?
4. What’s the latest update on Fynn and Natalie’s engagement?

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second best friends

In the journal entry to this chapter,

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Quick Questions

1. What kind of a dance does Rain attend in Oklahoma?
2. What surprise does Rain wake up to?
3. What does Rain finally do to honor Galen’s birthday?
4. What does Spence bring to Rain?
5. Who sends Rain a surprise email?

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religion

Several references to religion are woven into the story.

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Quick Questions

1. What are Dmitri and Marie selling at the Fourth of July Carnival?
2. What news does Rain share with Lorelei?

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motivations

At the Fourth of July Carnival, Mrs. Owen donates half of the merchants’ association tent to Dmitri and Marie’s collection for the trip. Rain wonders if she did so for votes,

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Quick Questions

1. Whose grave does Rain visit at the cemetery?
2. What is Queenie’s tribal heritage?
3. What happened on that last night between Rain and Galen?

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Silence

RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME is not a long novel, and yet a great deal happens within its timeline.

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