Incident at Hawk's Hill | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prologue

1. As the book opens, the author says that the name "Winnipeg" originated with which Native American tribe?

Cree.

2. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?

1870.

3. How long ago did the MacDonalds come to the region to settle their farm?

Twenty years.

4. From which city did the MacDonalds set out when traveling to Winnipeg looking for a site to farm?

Toronto.

5. How did the MacDonalds originally plan to chose the site for their farm?

They would know it when they found it.

6. How many days of travel did it take the MacDonalds to find open land north of Winnipeg when they were searching for a farm site?

Two.

7. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?

Scottish.

8. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?