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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Neebin (Summer), Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story takes place over the course of ________________.
(a) One month.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Two weeks.

2. What is the name of the island where the baby is found?
(a) Heron Island.
(b) Spirit Island.
(c) Ojibwa Island.
(d) Thunder Island.

3. What disease have the white people brought to Indian communities?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) Malaria.

4. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Annie Proux.
(b) Louise Erdrich.
(c) Lonnie Emerson.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. The book explores the effect of white people on ___________________.
(a) Blacks.
(b) Animals.
(c) Indigenous culture.
(d) government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the bear NOT do to Omakayas?

2. What important theme emerges in this chapter?

3. How is Tallow different from her husband?

4. What has killed people in the village?

5. What does Omakayas throw at the animals on her way home?

(see the answer key)

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