The Game of Silence HMH Comprehension Flashcard

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What are the characteristics of a Historical Fiction book?

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based on a real time and place in the past

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What is the setting of The Game of Silence?

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Lake Superior 1850

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Why did the author use the metaphor: She would be a stone?

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To show you that Omakaya still and silent

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What does Pinch stealing Omakaya's doll during their quiet game tell you about Pinch?

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he is sneaky and crafty

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What two things are being compared in the simile: Nokomis' old bones ached and creaked like a tree every time she moved.?

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Nokomis' old bones and a tree

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Why does the author use non English words in the Game of Silence? (Example: gego means stop that)

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to show the reader the native American culture

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Pinch mouths a ____ to Omakaya to make her lose the game.

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taunt

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How was Omakaya's cousin Twilight like her name?

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She was quiet and thoughtful

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Why did Omakaya, Pinch, and the cousins play a new game of Silence?

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The council of adults held an important meeting

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When the "raggedy ones" visit that always means ___ things are discussed.

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serious