Sing Down the Moon

Bright Morning and Tall Boy are very different from each other yet closely connected throughout the novel. What do they have in common? What makes Bright Morning different from Tall Boy? Why do you think she feels so connected to him?

Bright Morning is characterized as brave, independent, and outspoken. At times, however, she is frightened. Choose one of the moments in Sing Down the Moon when Bright Moon is afraid. What does that moment suggest about her character?

Compare and contrast the ways that Navajo men and women in the novel respond to being forced to make the Long Walk and live on the reservation in Bosque Redondo. Why do you think O’Dell wrote about how various characters responded differently to their fate?