Paddle to the Sea Ch. 1-3

What made the Indian boy feel that he had to hurry to finish his paddle person?

• He knew it was almost bedtime.

• He could hear the wild cackle of geese re- turning.

• His mother needed him to help with dinner

• The snow had begun to melt.

Where did the Indian boy sit to make the paddle person?

• On a chair in his bedroom

• Outside the door of the cabin

• On his bear robe by the fire

• On his braided rug by the fire.

How long was the canoe that the boy made?

• One foot long.

• Three feet long.

• As long as the boy’s arm.

• 6 inches

What is the canoe compared to?

• The boy’s father’s big birchbark loaded with supplies.

• A large ocean liner.

• A lump of lead.

• A floating log.

What would keep the canoe low in the water and turn it right side up?

• A plastic oar.

• A piece of wood attached to the bottom.

• Nothing was needed.

• A tin rudder and a lump of lead.

Where did the Indian boy take the canoe the day after he made it?

• To the pond behind his home

• To a river near his home

• To the top of the hill behind his home

• To the bathtub

Why did the Indian boy make the paddle person?

• Because he was bored.

• Because he had a dream.

• He wanted to give a gift to the Sun Spirit.

• So that he could play in the snow with it.

Who smiled at the Indian boy in his dream?

• The Sun Spirit

• Another Indian boy

• His father

• A little wooden man

How did the Indian boy know that animals had visited the little canoe at night?

• He heard the noises they made.

• He found tracks in the snow.

• The canoe had been nibbled on.

• The canoe had been nibbled on.

What was the boy just in time to see when he running over the slippery ground?

• The Paddle person becoming real.

• The sun spirit melting the snow.

• The canoe slide down into the water.

• A moose pawing in the snow.