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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Omakayas' older sister?
(a) Cecile.
(b) Angeline.
(c) Marie.
(d) Justine.

2. An important theme in this section is ____________________.
(a) Miracles.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Death.
(d) Coming of age.

3. What is Old Tallow holding as Omakayas approaches her house?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Stones.
(c) Big bowl.
(d) Herbs.

4. Who do the voyageurs find alive in the village?
(a) A baby girl.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A chief.
(d) A healer.

5. What will be used to build a house for the family?
(a) Pine trees.
(b) Sod.
(c) Oak.
(d) Birchbark.

6. What job does Deydey assign to Omakayas and Angeline?
(a) Grind corn into meal.
(b) Catch fish in the lake.
(c) Scare away the crows.
(d) Make blankets for the winter.

7. What frightens Mama when she sets out in search of Omakayas?
(a) She sees Omakayas speaking to bears.
(b) She sees white men talking to Omakayas.
(c) She sees a wolf running toward Omakayas.
(d) She sees Omakayas hiding in a tree.

8. Where does Mama want to send Omakayas?
(a) The meadow.
(b) The berry patch.
(c) On a spiritual quest.
(d) The creek.

9. What scares the voyageurs in the village?
(a) That they have caught the disease.
(b) That the Cherokees will return and kill them too.
(c) That a tornado is headed their way.
(d) That they have walked into a trap.

10. Which one of the voyageurs think of how his wife is afraid of nothing?
(a) Ham.
(b) Hal.
(c) Hat.
(d) Hap.

11. What is Neebin?
(a) Maize.
(b) Indian tribe.
(c) Summer.
(d) Blanket.

12. Who is left alone to watch over an abundant harvest of berries?
(a) Omakayas.
(b) Angeline.
(c) Nokomis.
(d) Pinch.

13. What has killed people in the village?
(a) White soldiers.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Smallpox.

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

15. Who is Omakayas' father?
(a) David.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Deydey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the family NOT do in preparation for Winter?

2. The singing of the birds foreshadows ____________________.

3. The book explores the connection between human beings and _______________.

4. What does Mama throw at Andeg when she is angry about the berries?

5. Where do dead spirits go?

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