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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Omakayas put the injured crow?
(a) Deydey's moccassin.
(b) The cradle board.
(c) A drinking gourd.
(d) The maize grinding bowl.

2. Who is Omakayas' younger brother?
(a) Punch.
(b) Poke.
(c) Pinch.
(d) Priam.

3. How old is Omakayas in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 21.

4. Deydey visits with two friends, Albert La Pautre and __________________.
(a) Fishtail.
(b) Dove tail.
(c) Eagle's wings.
(d) Squirrel tail.

5. Who is Nokomis?
(a) Omakayas' mother.
(b) Omakayas' grandmother.
(c) The village healer.
(d) The tribal chief.

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

7. What frightens Omakayas in the night?
(a) Creaking doors.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Wolves howling.

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. Omakayas believes that she has a special bond with ___________________.
(a) The sun.
(b) The birds.
(c) The bears.
(d) The trees.

14. Tallow is described as being _________________.
(a) Fearless.
(b) Joyless.
(c) Very tall.
(d) Creative.

15. How is Tallow different from her husband?
(a) She is fearless.
(b) She is spiritual.
(c) She is resourceful.
(d) She is educated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Andeg say he has helped the family prepare the cabin for the winter?

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

4. The singing of the birds foreshadows ____________________.

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

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