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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 Mama send Omakayas to Old Tallow's?
(a) To invite her to a party.
(b) To take some food.
(c) To get the scissors.
(d) To borrow a pot.

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

3. The book explores the effect of white people on ___________________.
(a) government.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Indigenous culture.
(d) Animals.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the translation of Omakayas' name?

2. What does the man in #76 own and care for?

3. What is Omakayas' father's job?

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

5. What does Mama throw at Andeg when she is angry about the berries?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Omakayas' conflicted feelings about Angeline?

4. What startles Mama regarding the bears when she goes looking for Omakayas?

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Omakayas' relationship with Tallow such an important one?

10. What does Omakayas do with a wounded crow?

(see the answer keys)

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