Legend of Blue Bonnet Question Sets

Read these sentences from paragraph 1.

"When this sacrifice is made, drought and famine will cease. Life will be restored to the Earth and to the People!"

Part A. What does the word cease mean?

• make

• continue

• end

• live

What context from the passage most helps the reader understand the word cease?

• "sacrifice is made"

• "Life will be restored"

• "to the Earth and to the People!"

• "The People sang a song of thanks"

What do the People thank the Great Spirits?

• for singing to them

• For taking their special objects

• for bringing drought and famine

• for telling them how to fix their problems

How do the People respond to the request for a sacrifice?

• They offer the Great Spirits their new and special objects.

• They did not want to give their new and special objects.

• They decide not to answer the Great Spirits.

Read this sentence:

"And before she could change her mind, she thrust the doll into the fire."

What does thrust mean as it is used in this sentence?

• grabbed

• saved

• pushed

• wished

What context from the passage most helps the reader understand the word thrust?

• "into the fire"

• "and all the People"

• "their suffering, their hunger"

• "She thought of her grandmother"

What does the girl decide to do after the People hear from the Great Spirits?

• She begs the Great Spirits for help.

• She offers her doll to the Great Spirits.

• She makes a fire to offer to the Great Spirits.

• She asks the Great Spirits to bring her family back.

Why does the girl act this way?

• She does not like her doll.

• She is lonely and misses her family.

• She wants to help others around her.

• She wants to help others around her.

What is the lesson of this passage?

• It can be worth sacrificing to help those around you.

• It is important to think carefully before making a big decision.

• Accepting others, even those with different beliefs, is important.