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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 Andeg say about Mama after she has been angry at him?
(a) He is frightened of her.
(b) He knows she is no longer mad at him.
(c) He will never trust her again.
(d) He is angry and is going to leave.

2. What is Dagwaging?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

3. Omakayas believes that she has a special bond with ___________________.
(a) The birds.
(b) The bears.
(c) The sun.
(d) The trees.

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

5. What does the man in #76 own and care for?
(a) A birchbark house.
(b) A flannel robe.
(c) A money pouch.
(d) A carved pipe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name is given to the injured crow?

2. Which of the following does NOT describe the person in #10?

3. What treat does Omakayas give to Neewo?

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

5. Where had Omakayas put the injured crow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the dizzy spell signify for Omakayas?

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

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

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

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

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

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