People of the Whale Quizzes

People of the Whale Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Witka

Ruth

Lin

Thomas
2 Who is Thomas's grandfather?
Dwight

Witka

Milton

Dmitri
3 What appears on the day of Thomas's birth?
An octopus

An eagle

A shark

A whale
4 What perspective is the novel written from?
Second person

Third person

A variety of perspectives

First person
5 What is Witka known for?
Being good at riding horses

Being a great runner

Being able to shoot an arrow very far

Staying underwater for long periods of time
6 Who does Thomas marry?
Aurora

Ruth

Helen

Wilma
7 What war does Thomas enlist in?
World War II

The Gulf War

The Korean War

Vietnam
8 Where does the majority of the novel take place?
Dark River

San Francisco

Washington D.C.

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

The Chickasaw

The Comanche

The A'atsika
10 What role is treated with great honor within the tribe?
Deer hunter

Bear killer

Whale hunter

Canoe builder
11 What state is Dark River located in?
Florida

North Carolina

California

Washington
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 assumes he's dead

She has regrets about letting him leave

She has a feeling he is still alive

She thinks he is in hiding
14 Who is Thomas and Ruth's son?
Dmitri

Dwight

Russell

Marco
15 What does Ruth vehemently oppose in the council meeting?
Offshore oil drilling

A whale hunt

A new dam

A new condo complex
16 Who pushes for the whale hunt?
Marco

Wilma

Dwight

Dmitri
17 Where is Marco sent when he grows up?
Vietnam

A school with the tribal elders

A school run by white people

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

Dmitri

Thomas

Milton
19 Why does Thomas return to Dark River?
To fight Dwight

To reunite with Ruth

To get to know Marco

To take part in the whale hunt
20 How does Thomas greet Marco?
Confusingly

They don't meet

Coldly

Warmly
21 Why does Thomas doubt Marco's parentage?
Because of something Dwight said

Because he doesn't like his personality

Because of the color of his eyes

Because he thinks he is weak
22 Why does Dwight want the whale hunt?
To get power for himself

To smooth things over with the elders

To sell the meat for money

To engage with the tribal traditions
23 What tribe is Linda Hogan a part of?
Apache

Lakota

Osage

Chickasaw
24 What does Thomas do when he comes back to America?
He tries to but a ticket to fly back to Saigon

He goes to Washington D.C.

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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