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1. From what perspective and tense is the story related? How is the novel framed?

The novel is related from the first-person perspective of its protagonist, Cedar Hawk Songmaker. It is largely related in the present-tense with some flashbacks. It is framed as a narrative journal addressed to Cedar's unborn child.

2. Why is Cedar going to an Ojibwe reservation in Part I?

Cedar is going to the Ojibwe reservation in Part I in order to meet her birth mother, who is Native American. Cedar wants to learn about her genetic history because she is pregnant.

3. How are Cedar's adoptive parents described?

Cedar's adoptive parents, Glen and Sera, are described as wealthy Minnesota liberals. They are Buddhist vegan lawyers but also have fairly large trust-funds they inherited.

4. What are Cedar's spiritual/religious beliefs like?

Cedar is Catholic. She converted to Catholicism in her teen years presumably, and claims it was partially to irritate her non-religious parents. She also, however, came to appreciate the community of the church.

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