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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What frightens Omakayas on her way home?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Bear cubs.
(c) A trapper.
(d) A snake.

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andeg tell Pinch to stop doing?

2. What do the voyageurs do with the baby?

3. What does Omakayas want to do with the bear cubs?

4. Who is Omakayas' tomboy cousin?

5. Who is the baby in Omakayas' family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the premise of THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE?

2. What does the dizzy spell signify for Omakayas?

3. Who are the other members of Omakayas' family in addition to Nokomis?

4. Give some examples of Andeg being able to use speech to communicate.

5. What is significant about Omakayas' encounter with the bears?

6. Describe Omakayas' encounter with the two bear cubs and their mother.

7. How do Mama and Nokomis differ in their views of sending Omakayas on a spiritual quest?

8. Who are Omakayas and Nokomis and what are they doing as Chapter 1 begins?

9. What is the metaphor of smallpox throughout the story?

10. Who does the group of voyageurs discover on a small island?

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