The Birchbark House

On her way home, Omakayas decided she would -----.

• make a flower wreath for her mother

• pop the whole maple candy into her mouth

• give her sister one of the blue beads Old Tallow had given her

• ask Cadotte to see his looking glass

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did Omakayas do when she first saw the cubs?

• She put out her open hand filled with heartberries.

• She climbed onto the lowest branch of the birch tree.

• She tossed the maple candy at them.

• She softly sang the song her mother sang in the evenings.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

When the sow bear pinned Omakayas, she realized she -----.

• had the scissors out and open, the sharp ends pointing at the bear's heart

• should jump up and make herself as tall as she possibly could

• had left her knife on a nearby rock after using it to cut the flower stems

• was almost exactly the same size as the sow bear

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Omakayas called the sow bear Nokomis, which meant -----.

• teacher

• good friend

• great chief

• grandmother

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What did the sow bear do after Omakayas talked to her?

• She lay her snout gently on Omakayas's shoulder as if to apologize.

• She slapped one of the cubs as though to tell him he had done wrong.

• She took the piece of maple candy and tossed it into her mouth.

• She ate the remaining berries in Omakayas's hand and lay down for a nap.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1