People of the Whale Quizzes

People of the Whale Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Witka

Thomas

Lin

Ruth
2 Who is Thomas's grandfather?
Milton

Witka

Dmitri

Dwight
3 What appears on the day of Thomas's birth?
An eagle

A whale

A shark

An octopus
4 What perspective is the novel written from?
Second person

A variety of perspectives

Third person

First person
5 What is Witka known for?
Staying underwater for long periods of time

Being good at riding horses

Being able to shoot an arrow very far

Being a great runner
6 Who does Thomas marry?
Ruth

Aurora

Helen

Wilma
7 What war does Thomas enlist in?
Vietnam

World War II

The Gulf War

The Korean War
8 Where does the majority of the novel take place?
Dark River

Washington D.C.

San Francisco

Seattle
9 What is the tribe that Thomas is part of?
The Chickasaw

The A'atsika

The Comanche

The Lakota
10 What role is treated with great honor within the tribe?
Whale hunter

Deer hunter

Canoe builder

Bear killer
11 What state is Dark River located in?
Washington

North Carolina

Florida

California
12 Who is Ruth's mother?
Aurora

Lin

Ma

Wilma
13 What does Ruth think when she learns that Thomas has been reported missing?
She thinks he is in hiding

She has a feeling he is still alive

She assumes he's dead

She has regrets about letting him leave
14 Who is Thomas and Ruth's son?
Marco

Dwight

Russell

Dmitri
15 What does Ruth vehemently oppose in the council meeting?
A new condo complex

A whale hunt

A new dam

Offshore oil drilling
16 Who pushes for the whale hunt?
Wilma

Marco

Dwight

Dmitri
17 Where is Marco sent when he grows up?
A school with the tribal elders

A school run by white people

Vietnam

A military academy
18 Who is chosen to lead the hunt?
Thomas

Dmitri

Milton

Marco
19 Why does Thomas return to Dark River?
To take part in the whale hunt

To reunite with Ruth

To get to know Marco

To fight Dwight
20 How does Thomas greet Marco?
Confusingly

Warmly

Coldly

They don't meet
21 Why does Thomas doubt Marco's parentage?
Because he doesn't like his personality

Because of something Dwight said

Because he thinks he is weak

Because of the color of his eyes
22 Why does Dwight want the whale hunt?
To engage with the tribal traditions

To sell the meat for money

To get power for himself

To smooth things over with the elders
23 What tribe is Linda Hogan a part of?
Lakota

Apache

Chickasaw

Osage
24 What does Thomas do when he comes back to America?
He goes to Washington D.C.

He tries to but a ticket to fly back to Saigon

He goes back to Dark River

He aimlessly drifts around the town he is dropped off in
25 Where does Ruth live?
With Dick Russell

At Witka's house

On her boat

With her mother

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