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

2. What has killed people in the village?
(a) White soldiers.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Malaria.

3. What treat does Old Tallow give to Omakayas?
(a) Chocolate bar.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Marshmallows.
(d) Maple sugar candy.

4. The singing of the birds foreshadows ____________________.
(a) Omakayas' parents' death.
(b) Omakayas' emerging spirit.
(c) Omakayas' death.
(d) Omakayas' grief.

5. Which of the following does the bear NOT do to Omakayas?
(a) Lead the cubs away.
(b) Sniff her all over.
(c) Claw her face.
(d) Realize she is no threat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Deydey visits with two friends, Albert La Pautre and __________________.

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

3. Who is the wife of the man in #17?

4. Where do dead spirits go?

5. What frightens Omakayas on her way home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Old Tallow and what is she holding when Omakayas arrives at her home?

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

4. What do the birds foreshadow in the book?

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

6. Who is Andeg, and what is his part in the family?

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

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

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

10. What does Nokomis do to the tree prior to cutting the bark?

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