The Girl and the Chenoo Comprehension Quiz

Where does most of the story of Tala and the Chenoo take place?

• by a river in Maine

• at the hunting camp of Tala and her brothers

• next to the beavers’ dam

• in the village of Tala’s tribe

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What do the children listening to the story have in common with Tala?

• They all have the same spirit animal

• Each of them has met the Chenoo

• They live next door to one another

• They are from the same tribe, the Passamaquoddy.

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Spirit Wolf assists Tala by standing near her and helping her ______.

• hunt

• gather firewood

• to be brave

• fight

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Why do Tala and her brothers call the Chenoo “Grandfather,” even though he is not their grandfather?

• to confuse him so he will go away

• to be kind and welcome him like family

• to insult him and start a fight

• because the Chenoo takes on the shape of their grandfather

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The line “Tala coaxes him inside” means that she . . .

• persuades him to go inside.

• discourages him from going inside.

• offers food to him inside.

• screams at him inside

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In Scene 4, you can infer that the Chenoo changes his mind about eating the brothers because they are ______.

• welcoming to him

• afraid

• too thin

• threatening

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Which line from the play supports your answer to question 6?

• “Tala’s three brothers set up a hunting camp.”

• “We’re doomed.”

• “The Chenoo is surprised by their kind

  words.”

• “More! More food!”

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What does the Chenoo mean when he says that his “heart of ice has been melted”?

• He has become a decent human instead of an angry beast.

• Winter is over, and spring has arrived.

• He is close to dying.

• He understands that he must spend the rest of his life alone.

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In Scene 3, how do the authors create suspense leading up to the Chenoo’s first appearance

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In Scene 5, why does the Chenoo feel sad when the hawks shriek “Chenoo!”?

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