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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Omakayas throw at the animals on her way home?
(a) Mud pies.
(b) Stones.
(c) Pinecones.
(d) Berries.

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

4. How many people do the voyageurs find alive in a village one day?
(a) 8.
(b) 1.
(c) 19.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

8. What important theme emerges in this chapter?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) The importance of confronting fear.
(c) Man vs. nature.
(d) The search for love.

9. Which of the following does the family NOT do in preparation for Winter?
(a) Plant corn.
(b) Make clothing.
(c) Store food.
(d) Scrape hides.

10. Why does Omakayas awaken with excitement one night?
(a) It is Christmas Eve.
(b) She starts school tomorrow.
(c) Her father is home.
(d) Old Tallow has come for a visit.

11. What does the man in #76 own and care for?
(a) A money pouch.
(b) A flannel robe.
(c) A birchbark house.
(d) A carved pipe.

12. Deydey and his friends talk about how _________________ seem to be taking over.
(a) Trees.
(b) White men.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Insects.

13. Why does Mama send Omakayas to Old Tallow's?
(a) To get the scissors.
(b) To invite her to a party.
(c) To take some food.
(d) To borrow a pot.

14. What does Andeg tell Pinch to stop doing?
(a) Making him eat wild rice.
(b) Sprinkling him with water.
(c) Putting him in a cage.
(d) Trying to pull feathers from his tail.

15. What job does Omakayas work on when she returns home?
(a) Grinding corn into meal.
(b) Preserving the moose hide.
(c) Feeding the chickens.
(d) Bringing water from the creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. The story takes place over the course of ________________.

2. What does Omakayas do when the bear pins her down?

3. Who do the voyageurs find alive in the village?

4. The singing of the birds foreshadows ____________________.

5. Tallow is described as being _________________.

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