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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. The family travels to the woods to ________________.
(a) Shoot wild game.
(b) Look for herbs.
(c) Cut firewood.
(d) Tap the maple trees.

2. What does Fishtail's wife make for Angeline?
(a) A coat.
(b) A dress.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A bookbag.

3. Whom does Omakayas listen to while he/she talks in his/her sleep?
(a) Nokomis.
(b) Deydey.
(c) Angeline.
(d) Mama.

4. In her dream, what does Nokomis envision the deer One Horn doing?
(a) Grazing in the meadow.
(b) Standing proudly on a mountain top.
(c) Playing with her doe.
(d) Offering itself as food for the family.

5. Who is Fishtail's wife?
(a) Winter Snow.
(b) Ten Snow.
(c) Tall Snow.
(d) Snowfall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Omakayas realize when Andeg flies away one day?

2. What disease does the intruder have?

3. With what does Nokomis paint Omakayas' face?

4. One day Nokomis tells Omakayas and the other women a story of an encounter with the spirit of __________________.

5. What has Angeline learned in the missionary school which she teaches the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Omakayas' preparation and attempts at her spiritual quest?

2. What is Nokomis' advice to Omakayas regarding the bears?

3. Why is Nokomis' story of a little muskrat especially pertinent for Omakayas?

4. How does Omakayas justify Andeg's leaving?

5. What story does Nokomis tell Omakayas and the women which frightens Omakayas but moves the other women?

6. What skill does Ten Snow have and what item does she make for her husband Fishtail?

7. Why does Omakayas go off on her own while the family is tapping the maple trees?

8. How does the author explore the relationship between whites and natives in this section?

9. Explain how Deydey acts on a dream that Nokomis has about One Horn.

10. What is in Nokomis' bundle that she says speaks to her?

(see the answer keys)

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