The Colors of a Sunset Algonquin Myth

When was the young boy sad?

• At sunset

• At sunrise

• In the morning

• At night

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The boy's parrents tried everything to stop him from crying, but nothing soothed him. What does soothe mean

• excite and energize

• make him not hungry

• comfort and relax

• make him angry

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The medicine woman's name meant

• Kisisokwe

• Sunset woman

• Sky Woman

• Sun woman

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Why does Kisisokwe say the child is sad

• He wants the sun to come back

• He is afraid of the moon

• He wants the colors of the sunset

• He is dying

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At the bottom of this __,” explained wise Kisisokwe, “you will find the colors of the sun

• valley

• Lake

• mountain

• river

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Who was the guardian of the lake

• An enormous frog

• An enormous monster

• An enormous spider

• An enormous tadpole

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How did the chief seal Pondoch's mouth

• with glue from the tadpole

• with glue from the sturgeon fish

• with a handkerchief

• with glue from his bag

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What did this glue do?

• Stopped Pondoch from warning the other animals

• Stopped Pondoch from talking to him

• Stopped Pondoch from saying bad words

• Stopped Pondoch from breathing with lungs

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What did the chief do with the colors of the sun?

• He threw them back into the sky.

• He gave them to his wife to paint the babies room with

• He spread them on the lake to make it sparkle

• He gave them to his son to play with

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How was Pondoch punished by the other animals?

Answer explanation

The Algonquin Indians respected animals and thought they ruled the Earth,

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