Birchbark House Ch. 12-14 Spring

What does the word muffled mean in the sentence "From time to time, as she walked back to camp through the woods, she heard a small sound, a word or two muffled under the snow and leaves."

• loud

• quiet and hard to hear

• short

• scary

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What 3 details support the answer to the meaning of muffled?

• "a word or two"

• "what did the whispering mean?"

• "she heard a small sound"

• "..under the snow and leaves..."

• "..she felt a little bit of afraid"

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Look at pages 189-190 to determine how paragraphs 1 and 2 in Chapter 12 contribute to the overall structure of the story?

• They compare winter and spring

• They present a solution to the problems of winter

• They describe the change of seasons from winter to spring

• They explain the cause and effect of the season changing from winter to spring

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which detail from page 189-190 best supports your answer about the different seasons?

• "her smile was now whole-new teeth had grown in over the winter"

• "they would live agin, truly live."

• "...crackling and snapping waves of the ice they felt the surge of lake water.."

• "they knew, at last, that the back of winter was entirely broken"

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

Which comparison shows how Omakayas and Andeg show growth at the end of Chapter 13? Look at pages 218-220.

• Both choose to separate from each other

• Both learn how to fit in with others

• Both become more aware of themselves

• Both learn how to survive in the wilderness

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence best supports the idea that Omakayas and Andeg became more aware of themselves?

• "Just like that, without a good-bye, Andeg jumped off her shoulder."

• "He wasn't human, no matter how often he said 'Gaygo, Pinch,' or greeted her at the door..."

• "Like Andeg, she couldn't change that any more than she could change being who she was."

• "Andeg was wild and she had always known it..."

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

How does the title of Chapter 14, "Full Circle," support the idea that this is the same season as when the book began?

• The events in Chapter 14 are repeating

• The events in Chapter 14 include only the characters who were in the beginning of the book.

• All of the events in Chapter 14 occur in the summer and the book is ending where it began-in the middle of summer.

• The seasons some full circle and the book is ending where it began-at the start of summer.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

On page 212-215, how does the narrator's point of view influence how the event of Pinch getting burned is told?

• By including Omakayas and Pinch's thoughts, the narrator presents how the event affected each character

• By presenting Omakayas's thoughts, the narrator offers a contrast to Pinch.

• By mentioning Pinch's thoughts, the narrator adds emotion to the story

• By focusing on Omakayas's thoughts, the narrator reveals Omakayas's healing powers.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Choose TWO details that best support that Omakayas has healing powers.

• "Pinch screamed as the syrup spilled"

• "she was determined to do exactly that"

• "Gently, Deydey removed Pinch's makazins"

• "it felt very good for her to heal another human, even if that human was Pinch"

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

Which characters has a gift of healing and speaking to spirit animals and plants?

• Yellow Kettle

• Nokomis

• Omakayas

• Pinch

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3