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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Omakayas become convinced about regarding the bear?

2. Who is the baby in Omakayas' family?

3. Who is left alone to watch over an abundant harvest of berries?

4. Who is Omakayas' father?

5. What does the name Andeg mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Omakayas' conflicted feelings about Angeline?

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

5. Who are Albert La Pautre and Fishtail, and what important topic do they discuss with Deydey?

6. What is significant about Omakayas' encounter with the bears?

7. What do the birds foreshadow in the book?

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

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

10. How do Mama and Nokomis differ in their views of sending Omakayas on a spiritual quest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Mama. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of responsibility. Identify at least two instances about responsibility in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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