The Heart of a Chief – Flashcards
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Doda
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Chris's grandfather; a very wise Penacook man; static
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Chris
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The main protagonist; a part of the Rainbow Coalition; very dynamic in that he starts shy and becomes able to talk to people, develops social skills.
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Auntie
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Doda's sister; Chris's great-aunt; high blood pressure; static
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Mito
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Chris's father; working on getting rid of a serious alcohol addiction; dynamic in that he begins the story being portrayed as a wonderful hero who has disappeared, then as a bad father who has left his family, then as a good man with the heart of a chief who has made some bad decisions.
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Chris's mom
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Dead; we don't know much about her, but all Chris's memories of her are happy and good.
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Belly Button
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sensible; very fortunate for a Penacook kid; a part of the Rainbow Coalition; both parents, 5 siblings, pets, and grandparents all live together; static
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Buffy St. Mary
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Celeste's doll; used to be a Pocahontas doll but was altered to be more realistic
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Celeste
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Chris's little sister; seven years old; owns Buffy St. Mary; static
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Thumper Wheelock
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The biggest guy in the eighth grade; has a reputation for toughness and meanness, but is really nice; makes friends with Chris; static
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Gartersnake
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playful, independent, insecure; a part of the Rainbow Coalition; his father is norwegian, but he left; his real name is Sven, but he hates it; static
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Pizza
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has an attitude, quiet, detached; lives with his aunt and uncle after his African American mom disappeared and his dad died; he was held back at one point; joins the football team and leaves the Rainbow Coalition even though it makes fun of his culture; eventually rejoins the Coalition when Chris is fighting to get rid of the mascot; very dynamic, going from sort of detached friend, to complete stranger, to good friend at the end
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Katie
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Chris has a huge crush on her from the beginning; originally dislikes Chris because he accidentally stepped on her project; is partly Mohawk Indian but doesn't really like that part of her heritage; eventually likes Chris back because of his fight against the mascot; works with Chris on the project; static
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Mr. Dougal
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Chris's English teacher; nice; assigns the project; static
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Coach Takahashi
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Chris's gym teacher; the football coach; Japanese American; his mother and grandparents were held in an internment camp during WWII; disliked the mascot all along but felt he wasn't the right one to speak up about it; supports Chris in his fight
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Dr. Moody
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the principal; needs to decide whether to side with Chris and Coach Takahashi or the angry students who are attached to the Chiefs mascot.
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the chief
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a businessman; sometimes forgets what he can't sacrifice for money; is not elected in the same way the chiefs at Penacook had been for a long time; static
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Father Benet
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the priest of Chris's church; tells Chris about Auntie's blood pressure; supports Chris's fight against the mascot
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Travis
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is in Chris's group for the project
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Brad
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is in Chris's group for the project; loudish
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John
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is in Chris's group for the project
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Melissa
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is in Chris's group for the project
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Alicia
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is in Chris's group for the project
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Conflicts
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Mito's drinking problem; the mascot; Pizza joining the football team; the casino; figuring out school and social skills
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ways Chris has the heart of a chief
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not running after burning the stakes; explaining after not burning the stakes; being responsible for Auntie taking her pills; setting the rules for participatory democracy with the project; presenting the project; leading the group; being brave enough to talk to the chief and the reprorter and everyone else about the mascot; probably more
