Museum Indians

What does the author's mother do every day?

• Cleans

• Tells stories

• Cooks

• Goes to the library

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which word means "essential?"

• integral

• petrified

• disconcerting

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "paralyzed with fear?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "wrapped?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "secrets?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which word means "upsetting?"

• integral

• petrified

• shrouded

• intrigues

• disconcerting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the author and her mother always do before leaving the museum?

• Visit her great-grandmother's dress.

• Pay respect to the little buffalo.

• Talk about how the man playing guitar in the painting feels.

• Protest the racist statue of the threatening Indian.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the snake in the dresser drawer?

• One of the braids her mother cut off.

• An actual snake that came off the Plains.

• Her grandmother's braid, as a rememberance.

• The whip that a white teacher used on her mother.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is the snake in the drawer?

• Her mother keeps it to remind herself of who she used to be.

• She believes her grandmother's spirit watches out for her.

• It's quiet and dark in there.

• To remind herself of what she overcame.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What complaint does Power's mother make about the statue of the Indian man at the Historical Society?

• It only shows the White side of events.

• It shows things that never happened.

• She thinks the statues capture part of their spirits.

• It doesn't belong in the history museum, because it still happens.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3