The Birchbark House (Chapters 1-2)

How did Omakayas get out of tanning the hide?

• She cried and whined.
• She went to get the scissors
• She ran away
• She hid until the job was done

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How many bear cubs were there?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What job does Omakayas not want to do?

• Get the scissors
• Tan the hide
• Pick heartberries
• None of the Above

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why did Omakayas pause at the end of the road to Tallow's house?

• She didn't like Old Tallow.
• She was lost.
• She was scared of Tallow's dogs.
• She found a patch of heartberries.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Sometime Angeline could be cold-hearted." What does "cold-hearted" mean?

• She was always cold
• She was mean sometimes
• She could freeze anyone
• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How old is Omakayas?

• 7-years-old
• 7 winters old
• 8-years-old
• 7 months old

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the bear cubs do when they saw her in Chapter 2?

• Attack her.
• Look at her curiously
• Run away
• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What disease killed everyone in the village except for a small girl?

• Fever
• Black Death
• Small Pox
• Coma

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Omakayas's grandmother mean when she said that an animal has enough brains to tan its own hide?

• They ate the brains of the animal.
• They gave the brains away.
• They cured the hide with the brains of the animal.
• Not enough information given.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Old Tallow give Omakayas as thanks for borrowing the scissors?

• a handful of heartberries
• a new spear head
• a bit of maple sugar
• a bear cub

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1