People of the Whale Quizzes

People of the Whale Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?

Witka

Thomas

Ruth

Lin
2 Who is Thomas's grandfather?

Dmitri

Witka

Milton

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

An eagle

An octopus

A shark

A whale
4 What perspective is the novel written from?

First person

Second person

Third person

A variety of perspectives
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

Wilma

Helen
7 What war does Thomas enlist in?

The Korean War

The Gulf War

Vietnam

World War II
8 Where does the majority of the novel take place?

Seattle

Dark River

San Francisco

Washington D.C.
9 What is the tribe that Thomas is part of?

The Chickasaw

The Lakota

The Comanche

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

Whale hunter

Bear killer

Deer hunter

Canoe builder
11 What state is Dark River located in?

Florida

North Carolina

California

Washington
12 Who is Ruth's mother?

Lin

Wilma

Aurora

Ma
13 What does Ruth think when she learns that Thomas has been reported missing?

She thinks he is in hiding

She has regrets about letting him leave

She has a feeling he is still alive

She assumes he's dead
14 Who is Thomas and Ruth's son?

Dwight

Marco

Dmitri

Russell
15 What does Ruth vehemently oppose in the council meeting?

A whale hunt

A new dam

Offshore oil drilling

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

Wilma

Dmitri

Marco

Dwight
17 Where is Marco sent when he grows up?

A school with the tribal elders

Vietnam

A school run by white people

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

Marco

Dmitri

Milton

Thomas
19 Why does Thomas return to Dark River?

To take part in the whale hunt

To reunite with Ruth

To fight Dwight

To get to know Marco
20 How does Thomas greet Marco?

Confusingly

Coldly

Warmly

They don't meet
21 Why does Thomas doubt Marco's parentage?

Because of something Dwight said

Because he thinks he is weak

Because of the color of his eyes

Because he doesn't like his personality
22 Why does Dwight want the whale hunt?

To smooth things over with the elders

To sell the meat for money

To get power for himself

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

Chickasaw

Osage

Apache

Lakota
24 What does Thomas do when he comes back to America?

He aimlessly drifts around the town he is dropped off in

He tries to but a ticket to fly back to Saigon

He goes to Washington D.C.

He goes back to Dark River
25 Where does Ruth live?

With Dick Russell

With her mother

At Witka's house

On her boat

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