1. Where does Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield's mother take she and her half-sister Jacquie after they abruptly move out of the yellow house in Oakland?

2. What are some of the media representations of Indians that are mentioned critically in the prologue?

3. What happened to Metacomet, the Wampanoag Indian Chief?

4. What is the main issue that Dene is insecure about as he goes into his interview for his arts grant application?

5. How would you describe Edwin's relationship with his mother, Karen?

6. What was the old Cheyenne story in the prologue about?

7. What was the first novel written by a Native person about?

8. What is the one main thing that Tony Loneman and Octavio Gomez have in common?

9. Who is Dene Oxendene's inspiration for his video storytelling project on Natives?

10. According to the prologue narrator, what happened following another shared meal between Indians and colonists in 1623, two years after the land-deal meal?

Essay Topics

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Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the representations of the image of the Indian Head in There There. What are some of the themes Orange uses the Indian Head image to symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

How does Bill Davis react to the sounds of gunfire at the powwow? How does his reaction fit or not fit with what the reader has learned about his character and life history?

Essay Topic 3

Orange deals with traumatic subjects and themes but he includes moments of levity as well. Analyze how Orange uses humor as a device to develop characters and underscore more serious themes.

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