Coyote: a Southwest Trickster tale

What is a true statement about Coyote?

• He was very wise

• He had a nose for trouble

• He was very lucky

• He always knew how to solve problems

What happened when Coyote stuck his nose in Badger's hole?

• He smelled a bad smell

• His nose got caught in a trap

• Badger bit it

• Nothing happened

What happened when Coyote tried to have a flaming red head like woodpecker?

• Nothing

• He got paint all over himself

• The wood pecker played a joke on him

• His fur caught fire

What is the setting of the story?

• Northwest coast of North America

• The Southwest of North America

• Africa

• South America

What is NOT a character trait that Coyote has?

• clever

• rude

• boastful

• proud

What did Coyote feel would make him the greatest coyote in the world?

• if he could dance

• if he could sing like the woodpecker

• if he could hunt like a snake

• if he could fly like the crows

Which event happened first?

• Each crow stuck a feather into coyote

• The crows chanted

• Coyote flew with the crows

• Coyote danced and sang

Why was Coyote off balance on his first flight?

• he was a terrible singer

• He couldn't dance

• He didn't know how to fly

• he was unbalanced with only left wing feathers

What happened after Coyote became boastful that he was perfect?

• The crows stuck feathers in Coyote's fur

• The crows balanced him out by using right wing feathers.

• Coyote was bitten by a badger

• The crows began chanting and leapt into the air.

Which event was the climax of the story?

• The crows circled around Coyote and took back their feathers one by one and Coyote fell to the ground.

• Coyote had a nose for trouble and always found himself in some sort of trouble.

• The crows gave coyote a feather from their left wing.

• Coyote went home soaked and covered with dust.