The Maiden Who Loved a Fish

Which sentence from the story shows that the other villagers thought Awashanks was lazy?

• Her people, the Chippewa, did not like the young girl

• She was very unattractive

• She never stayed in the village to weave baskets

• She had a remarkable gift

The word idle in paragraph 1 means

• busy

• not active

• important

• famous

Which definition best matches the way bond is used in the paragraph?

• a rope or tie to hold something together

• a promise

• a strong attraction

• a pledge of money

• create a mental image of Awashanks

• imagine Awashanks beautiful voice

• understand why Awashanks was changed into a fish

• recognize sharpness of a stork's bill

• someone outside the story

• the Chief Trout

• the stranger

• Awashanks

(Think about what Awashanks wanted)

• It allows Awashanks to be accepted by her village

• It stops Awashanks from being happy

• It helps Awashanks and the Chief Trout be together forever

• It provides time for Awashanks to continue her beautiful song

(Think about what Awashanks wanted)

• the stranger turned the trout into a man, so he could marry Awashanks

• Awashanks began to sing for the first time

• the stranger took Awashanks into the water and muttered a few words

• all of the creatures hurried up to hear the songs of Awashanks

(Think about Awashanks and Chief Trout)

• Laziness is not respected

• Chippewa is an Indian tribe that makes baskets

• Maidens have beautiful singing voices

• True love goes beyond beauty

This illustration is included most likely to

• help the reader understand the description of Awashanks

• show the reader how talented Awashanks was

• show the reader what Awashanks liked to do in her spare time

• persuade the reader that Awashanks was really like all the other maidens

(The once lonely Awashanks spent many happy hours with the trout)

• became more shy and frightened

• became happier and was no longer lonely

• started to sing for the first time

• lost her confidence