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The Indian in the Cupboard

Lynne Reid Banks
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64 pages • 2 hours read

Lynne Reid Banks

The Indian in the Cupboard

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1980

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-7

Chapters 8-10

Chapters 11-16

Themes

Character Analysis

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Essay Topics

1.

Why does Omri offer Little Bear a tepee to sleep in? What is Little Bear’s response? What does this teach Omri?

2.

Omri decides that it is dangerous to bring tiny people into his room. Give two reasons why this is true.

3.

Little Bear likes the English but not the French. He also does not like Algonquians. Explain the historical reasons behind these preferences.

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