The Legend of the Bluebonnet

What text evidence supports the conflict/problem in the story?

• "Blue flowers covered the hills, and everything looked alive again."

• none of the above

• "Save your people mother Earth. Our Earth is dry and we cannot find food. We need your rain to help us."

• "The child held her doll in front of the fire and looked at it for the last time."

A legend is an old story that people tell aloud. Legends are about a group of people or a culture, or the great things a hero did. Who was the hero in this story?

• The Little Girl's Doll

• The Comanche Indian Tribe

• Mother Earth

• She - Who - Is - Alone

How would you describe She-Who-Is-Alone? Why? Write in complete sentences.

Read the following text evidence from page 6.

"The Comanches talked about their special things that they owned. But one by one they took their gifts back to their homes." The reader can conclude the Comanches are...

• loving and brave

• selfish and uncaring

• courageous and determined

• wise and hard working

What is the setting of this story?

• Texas

• Florida

• Mexico

• Colorado

She - Who - Is - Alone eventually sacrifices the her doll? Why is this an important event in the story?

• The reader learns that Who-she-is-Alone is gloomy because she misses her mom and dad.

• The readers understands that She-Who-Is-Alone is unselfish because she gives up what matters most to her to help others.

• The reader can tell She-Who-Is-Alone is lonely because she has burnt her doll.

• None of the above.

Why does She-Who-Is-Alone treasure her warrior doll?

• The Comanche leader gave her the doll.

• Her parents made her the doll.

• The Comanches gave her the doll.

• Mother Earth gave her the doll.

On page 16, we learn what happens every spring in what is now Texas? Pick one.

• Mother Earth fills the hills and valleys with blue beautiful flowers.

• She-Who-Is-Alone gets a new name.

• The drought returns to the land and the people suffer.

• She-Who-Is-Alone sacrifices a valued possession.

This book is a Comanche legend about a flower called the bluebonnet. What does the Bluebonnet represent today?

• The bluebonnet represents the state of Texas and is the state flower.

• The bluebonnet represents the courage all little girls should have?

• The bluebonnet represents all children who have lost their parents.

• none of the above.

What is a synonym to the word caring?

• selfish

• responsible

• kind

• unhappy