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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The men watch as the baby girl curls up to a __________________.
(a) Dog.
(b) Log.
(c) Dead body.
(d) Blanket.

2. Who is the baby in Omakayas' family?
(a) Niall.
(b) Nokomis.
(c) Neewo.
(d) Noel.

3. The family is __________________ when Deydey is home.
(a) More playful.
(b) More spontaneous.
(c) Sadder.
(d) More serious.

4. What do the voyageurs do with the baby?
(a) Take her to an orphanage.
(b) Take her to a hospital.
(c) Take her to another village.
(d) Leave her in the village.

5. Who does Deydey say has ripped his shirt?
(a) Bears.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Deer.

6. What wounded creature does Omakayas take pity on and take home with her?
(a) A bunny.
(b) A crow.
(c) A doe.
(d) An owl.

7. What is the name of the deer that Omakayas and Angeline encounter?
(a) Mighty Antlers.
(b) One Horn.
(c) Majestic.
(d) Great Elk Spirit.

8. The book explores the connection between human beings and _______________.
(a) God.
(b) Greed.
(c) Joy.
(d) Nature.

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

10. The singing of the birds foreshadows ____________________.
(a) Omakayas' parents' death.
(b) Omakayas' death.
(c) Omakayas' grief.
(d) Omakayas' emerging spirit.

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

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

13. What does Omakayas experience before the arrival of a special insight?
(a) Dizziness.
(b) Fainting.
(c) Chills.
(d) Numbness.

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

15. How does Andeg say he has helped the family prepare the cabin for the winter?
(a) He scared away the foxes.
(b) He chased away all the mice.
(c) He chased the birds away from the corn.
(d) He warned Deyday when the fireplace didn't work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mama realize that Pinch ate the berries?

2. What is Deydey especially pleased with when he comes home?

3. What frightens Mama when she sets out in search of Omakayas?

4. How old is Omakayas in Part 2, Chapter 1?

5. Where do Deydey and his friends discuss moving?

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