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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 realize at the same time that Andeg disappears?
(a) She realizes who she is.
(b) She knows that Nokomis is a great teacher.
(c) She knows that she is adopted.
(d) She knows who she will marry.

2. What has Angeline learned in the missionary school which she teaches the family?
(a) The white man's language.
(b) How to read the Bible.
(c) Bible stories.
(d) Religious hymns.

3. What does Pinch find in the woods which he intends to claim as his own?
(a) A bear trap.
(b) A little cabin.
(c) A freshly dead deer.
(d) Maple syrup jugs.

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

5. Who wears an eccentric, colorful coat?
(a) Mama.
(b) Angeline.
(c) Deydey.
(d) Old Tallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color beads does Ten Snow use on the item for her husband?

2. Which of the following does NOT represent the connection between One Horn and the family?

3. What does the person walking out of the school say he/she is going to learn?

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

5. What does Deydey sell at the store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to the white voyageur who interrupts the community dance?

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

5. What preparations do Mama and Nokomis make for the family's food to get them through the winter?

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

7. How does the author explore the themes of the relationship between humans and nature and Omakayas' journey of transformation?

8. What does Nokomis tell Omakayas about the voices they hear and about what Omakayas' path in life is going to be?

9. How are things looking up for the family as winter ends?

10. How does Omakayas help pinch when he burns himself with boiling syrup?

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