Ta-Na-E-Ka Inferencing Practice

When Mary tells of her grandfather fighting the U.S. Calvary and being wounded and says, "At the time, my grandfather was only eleven years old." You can conclude which of the following about Grandfather?

• He is very old.

• His boyhood experiences have made him very brave and tough.

• His boyhood experiences have made him very weak and frightened.

• His boyhood experiences have made him understand Mary and Roger not wanting to participate in Ta-Na-E-Ka.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Mary says, "But I have always thought that the Kaw were the originators of the women's liberation movement." What can you conclude about Mary.

• She is very independent and resourceful young woman.

• She is very dependent and unresourceful young woman.

• She is ashamed of her Kaw heritage.

• She is excited to participate in Ta-Na-E-Ka.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

When mary says that she was not going to swallow a grasshopper "no matter how hungry she got." It shows that Mary is probably

• Is coming up with another plan.

• Is going to refuse to participate in Ta-Na-E-Ka

• Is ashamed to be a Kaw Indian.

• Is ashamed that her grandfather eats grasshoppers.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What can you infer about Mary's white teacher, Mrs. Richardson, when she loaned Mary the $5 for the Ta-Na-E-Ka?

• She is very rich.

• She doesn't care about the Native American traditions.

• She doesn't really know about the Ta-Na-E-Ka traditions.

• She knows very much about the Ta-Na-E-Ka tradtions.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

When Mary spends the night in the restroom of the restaurant and she is "intending to keep a list of what I'd eaten so I could leave the money." You can infer that Mary is

• honest

• dishonest

• hungry

• going to use the $5 from Mrs. White to buy something that she has wanted for a long time.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

When Ernie vows to keep Mary's five dollars, "in case you are ever desperate for five dollars." You can conclude that Ernie is

• caring and interested in Mary's life.

• uncaring and disinterested in Mary's life.

• Understanding that she will need more money for the Ta-Na-E-Ka ceremony.

• joking with her.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

When Mary states, "Grandfather, I have learned that Ta-Na-E-Ka is important." the reader could conclude that

• the experience led Mary to a greater understanding of her culture.

• the experience led Mary to understand that her culture is unimportant.

• the experience did not change Mary at all.

• the experience was more important to Roger than to Mary.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When Mary states that, "My fantasies were about knights in armor and fair ladies in flowing gowns, being saved from dragons." The reader can determine that

• Mary is more focused on white culture than the Kaw culture.

• Mary thinks she is a princess.

• Mary hates her grandfather and his traditions.

• Mary lives in a dream world and doesn't worry about reality.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When Mary says that her grandfather, "still wore handmade beaded moccasins instead of shoes and kept his iron-gray hair in tight braids." What can you tell about Amos Deer Leg.

• He cares a lot about fashion.

• He is very traditional.

• He is very modern and has long hair.

• He does his "own thing" not caring about tradition.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the first line of the story, when Mary states, "As my birthday drew closer, I had awful nightmares about it." What can you conclude about the Ta-Na-E-Ka tradition?

• It was a harsh tradition that caused Mary to be anxious.

• It was a rite of passage for Kaw young people.

• The Kaw believed that Ta-Na-E-Ka healed bad dreams.

• Mary hates her birthday.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1