Birchbark House

Near which lake does the story take place?

• Great Salt Lake

• Lake Lucerne

• Lake Superior

• The story does not tell us

What had happened to all the people except the little girl on Spirit Island?

• They had run away.

• They had all died of smallpox.

• They had been killed by white men.

• They had all died of starvation.

Who was the little girl on Spirit Island?

• Omakayas

• Angeline

• Old Tallow's daughter

• The story does not tell us.

The main character is:

• Angeline

• Nokomis

• Omakayas

• Yellow Kettle

In winter, Omakayas's family lived in...

• a log cabin

• a birchbark house

• a wigwam

• none of the above

In summer, Omakayas's family lived in...

• a log cabin

• a birchbark house

• a wigwam

• none of the above

What was often left as an offering for the spirits?

• tanned moose hide

• a pinch of tobacco

• a bear's claw

• a piece of cloth

What was Omakayas sent to fetch from Old Tallow, that belonged to Mama?

• tobacco

• an animal trap

• scissors

• a sewing needle

What did putting charcoal on a child's face mean?

• that the child was going to die

• to stay away because of smallpox

• that the child was ready to starve for a vision

• none of the above

What was Dey Dey's gift to Omakayas?

• a young crow

• a gun barrel to use for scraping hides

• new makazins

• a new dress