Hannah and the Spindle Whorl Quiz

What is the name of the main character in the story 'Hannah and the Spindle Whorl'?

• Yisella

• Nutsa

• Mr. Sullivan

• Hannah

The setting changes in Hannah and the Spindle Whorl. Choose ALL the correct options for setting in this story:

• Houseboat

• Summer 2010

• Summer 2012

• 150 years before 2010.

• Cowichan Bay

Who is Hannah's new friend at the START of the story? What is he good at?

• Steeple, weaving

• Michael, drawing

• Yisella, plant medicine

• Max, drawing

Why does Hannah describe her dad as "pretty cool" at the start of the story? Give me at least 2 reasons:

What is the problem that Hannah faces at the BEGINNING of the book?

• Hannah faces the problem of being too hungry for bagels.

• Hannah faces the problem of feeling overwhelmed with homework in the beginning of the story.

• Hannah faces the problem of feeling lonely and isolated in the beginning of the story.

• Hannah faces the problem of having too many friends in the beginning of the story.

Why is the Raven important to this story?
Hint: what kind of role does the Raven have in indigenous stories?
2 sentence answer.

What are the two items that Hannah uses to calm the people in Yisella's village who are weirded out by her? Tell me the two items and what she does with each one.

How did Hannah's mother pass away?

• On the houseboat

• While time travelling

• In a car accident

What is radiocarbon dating?

• When a radio dates carbon dioxide.

• A method scientists use to measure the amount of carbon left in a fossil to tell us its age.

• A method scientists use to measure the amount of carbon when each other.

Here is a simile: Her hair was AS dark AS the night sky.

Write me your own simile.
Compare something (or someone) to something else in nature.