Cusi's Secret Story Comp. Questions

The ancient Incas are well known for their .....?

• Beautiful textiles

• Farming the land

• Raising Alpaca

Who passed down the family legacy to Cusi?

• Cusi's mom

• Cusi's grandmother

• Cusi's great grandmother

What point of view is the story told?

• first person

• second person

• third person

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CCSS.RL.6.6

As Cusi sat in the shadows weaving on her loom, what did she wish for?

• She wished for some friends.

• She wished that she could attend school.

• She wished that she wasn't an Incan girl.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why couldn't Cusi show any excitement when Mamacona came to their house?

• Cusi knew that her dad liked his home to be quiet.

• Cusi was angry that Mamacona came to their house.

• Showing excitement and joy for girls was against the Incan culture.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was the highlight of Cusi's day at school?

• Cus's highlight was learning new things.

• Cusi loved doing everything at school.

• Cusi's highlight of her day was her weaving class.

What did Cusi relish?

• She relished being able to watch the tiny camels roaming the hills.

• Cusi relished learning to spin yarn from the wool of vicunas.

• Cusi relished going to the market and being able to stroke the silky garments.

One day Cusi began to daydream about an elder in her village using a quipu. What is a quipu?

• A quipu is counting tool made by knotting threads to count & record the number of alpacas in their herds.

• A quipu is a tool used for aiding the farmers when plowing in their fields so seeds don't go every where.

• A quipu is the hand held tool that Cusi uses to weave all her beautiful textiles.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

Explain what happened when Cusi asked the man if he would show her how to use the counting threads.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was Cusi convinced about regarding the secret tool, the quipu?