The Birchbark House Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Birchbark House Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treat does Omakayas give to Neewo?
(a) Sugared snow.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Maple candy.
(d) Ice cream.

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

3. Which of the following does Omakayas NOT think about Angeline?
(a) That she is angry that Angeline laughed at her.
(b) That she will be married soon.
(c) How much she longs for Angeline's respect.
(d) How much she enjoys playing with her.

4. What gift does Deydey give to Omakayas?
(a) Knife.
(b) Beads.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Scraping tool.

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

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

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

8. What food does the family travel to harvest?
(a) Wild rice.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Oats.

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

10. What does the mother bear do to Omakayas?
(a) Chases her up a tree.
(b) Pins her to the ground.
(c) Claws at her.
(d) Ignores her.

11. Smallpox will represent _______________ in the story.
(a) Fear.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Persistence.
(d) Medical breakthroughs.

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

13. What are makasins?
(a) Corn cakes.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Moccasins.
(d) Blankets.

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

15. Another important theme in the book is ______________________.
(a) The damage that greed does to people.
(b) The significance of religion in people's lives.
(c) The futility of trying to avoid death.
(d) The relationship between human beings and the natural world.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of birds eat the corn crop?

3. Who does Deydey say has ripped his shirt?

4. Who does the person in #81 blame for eating the berries?

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

(see the answer keys)

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