Birchbark ch. 1

Why was the baby left on Spirit Isand?

• Her family went hunting and never returned to the island.

• The voyagers left her abandoned on the island.

• Her family contracted smallpox and died. She was the only one who survived.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which piece of evidence supports the idea that the baby was left on Spirit Island because her family contracted smallpox and she was the only one who survived?

• Chickenpox had killed them all.

• First one then the other of the men turned away.

• The only person left alive on the island was a baby girl.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What are Omakayas's feelings toward her sister Angeline in Chapter 1?

• Omakayas is envious (jealous) of Angeline's beauty.

• Omakayas feels embarrassed by Angeline.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

How would Omakayas describe her little brother, Little Pinch?

• Mischievous and greedy

• Unsure and caring

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

"Sometime Angeline could be cold-hearted." What does "cold-hearted" mean?

• She was always cold

• She was mean sometimes

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

How old is Omakayas? choose 2

• 7-years-old

• 7 winters old

• 8-years-old

• 7 months old

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does Omakayas help Grandma Nokomis make?

• a birchbark house

• a teepee

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9