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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 does Omakayas do when the bear pins her down?
(a) Cries.
(b) Screams.
(c) Thrashes around.
(d) Lies perfectly still.

2. What job does Omakayas work on when she returns home?
(a) Bringing water from the creek.
(b) Grinding corn into meal.
(c) Feeding the chickens.
(d) Preserving the moose hide.

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

4. An important theme in this section is ____________________.
(a) Perseverance.
(b) Coming of age.
(c) Miracles.
(d) Death.

5. Which of the following does the family NOT do in preparation for Winter?
(a) Plant corn.
(b) Make clothing.
(c) Store food.
(d) Scrape hides.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what job does Omakayas think her mother will want her to help?

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

3. Which of the following does the bear NOT do to Omakayas?

4. The men watch as the baby girl curls up to a __________________.

5. What do the voyageurs do with the baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Omakayas feel about her father's gift, and how does she act about it?

3. What does Omakayas do with a wounded crow?

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

5. Describe what happens when Pinch eats too many berries and then blames it on Andeg.

6. What is the major concern of the voyageurs when they see the child?

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

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

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

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

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