Questions: p.44-45

8. Describe why Velma was confused. She heard her father say “dirty Indian”. She thought they were Indians. So when she saw a drunk Indian she thought this might be who her father was referring to.
9. Who taught Pete to trap? His mother.
10. What two aspects of village life aren't likely to change, in the author's opinion? 1) people will always have huge store bills to pay off and 2) there will always be bootleggers.
11. What did Pete spend his money on? How old was he? Alcohol. 16.
12. How did Velma find out about her father's youth? Her brother worked for the court system and discovered a long record of times her father was put in jail for vagrancy.

Questions: p.46-47

13. What happened to his first wife? She died in an epidemic.
14. Why was he afraid to love his other children? Because he lost his first wife and child and was afraid to risk feeling the pain of loss again.

Activity 3 – Reflection and Journal Writing

Respond to these in your journal.

• “Yet in their overwhelming love for those who lived, they often coddled and spoiled the remaining children with abandon, for tomorrow those children might die. This mentality clings to our culture even today.” Do you think this is true?
• How do you think Pete's life would be different if he went to England to live with his grandfather George Wallis and attended school there? Explain.