Ta-Na-E-Ka Quiz

Who is the main character of this story?

• Mary
• Amos
• Roger
• Ernie

Grandfather described endurance as the loftiest virtue.

• sharpest; most clever
• twisted the fact to express pain, anger, or disgust
• boldness; daring
• noblest; highest

Mary was part of a Native American tribe called the...

• Kaw
• Coushatta
• Aztec
• Inca

Only the shrewdest could survive Ta-Na-E-Ka.

• boldness; daring
• filling up; stuffing
• sharpest; most clever
• twisted the face to express pain, anger or disgust

In the beginning of the story, Mary is excited about participating in Ta-Na-E-Ka.

• True
• False

Roger grimaced at the thought of eating grasshoppers.

• twisted the face to express pain, anger, or disgust
• sharpest; most clever
• boldness; daring
• filling up; stuffing

During his Ta-Na-E-Ka, the boy dreamed he was gorging himself on hamburgers.

• filling up; stuffing
• boldness; daring
• noblest; highest
• sharpest; most clever

Mary's parents were shocked at her audacity.

• filling up; stuffing
• noblest; highest
• sharpest; most clever
• boldness; daring

What could her grandfather INFER when Mary returned from Ta-Na-E-Ka well taken care of and well groomed?

• Mary did a great job surviving the in forest.
• Mary did not spend her Ta-Na-E-Ka in the forest.
• Mary must have stayed with Roger in the forest.

In the end of the story, Mary finally respects and appreciates her culture and traditions. 

• False
• True