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

2. After Omakayas and Angeline bring crows for dinner, Deydey calls them ________________.
(a) Hunters.
(b) Women.
(c) Trappers.
(d) Scouters.

3. With what job does Omakayas think her mother will want her to help?
(a) Shucking corn.
(b) Preserving a moose hide.
(c) Preserving tomatoes.
(d) Piecing a quilt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the island where the baby is found?

4. How is Tallow different from her husband?

5. What wounded creature does Omakayas take pity on and take home with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the voyageurs do with the baby and what thoughts of guilt does Hat have?

2. What are some of the things that the family does to prepare for winter?

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

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

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

6. How does Tallow represent an important theme in the book?

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

8. What are some of the themes in THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE?

9. Why does Omakayas suggest that Angeline go to the river instead of working on the moose hide?

10. Who is One Horn and when do Omakayas and Angeline encounter him?

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