5th Birchbark House Test Pt 1 & 2

Match the following

• dignity

• to remove dirt or chemicals or anything that is contaminated

• grieving

• being worth of respect

• frangrant

• sorrowful through loss

• purified

• pleasant smelling

• stupor

• a state of dullness or lack of interest

Match the following

• voyager

• someone who goes on a long trip

• emerge

• to come out into view

• hilarious

• to send out rays or waves

• radiated

• something that is super funny

• molten

• object that's reduced to liquid form by heating

What is the setting of the story?

• 1847, Winter in Minnesota, a lodge in an Ojibwa village
• 1847, Spring in New York, a skyscraper
• 1847, Summer in California, a beach house
• 1847, Autumn in Texas, a ranch

What is taking place at the dance lodge?

• A celebration, dancing, drumming, laughing, talking
• A protest, shouting, chanting, marching
• A lecture, listening, note-taking, studying
• A funeral, mourning, crying, silence

What does the visitor look like?

• A well-rested man with thick and neat braids.
• A tired-looking man with thin and scraggly braids.
• A young woman with long and straight hair.
• A bald man with a beard.

What alarming qualities does the visitor have that the villagers notice?

• coughing, feeble, and confused-looking; he has a pale face and is calm.
• coughing, strong, and confident-looking; he has a pale face and is calm.
• coughing, feeble, confused-looking; he has a flushed, fevered face and is delirious.
• energetic, alert, and healthy-looking; he has a pale face and is calm.

How does the stranger at the feast affect the village?

• The stranger brings unity to the village.
• The stranger brings prosperity to the village.
• The stranger brings joy to the village.
• The stranger brings fear to the village.

What happens to the visitor?

• He moves into their village

• He dies of smallpox
• He disappears the next morning

• He becomes immune to smallpox

What do the villagers do because the visitor dies of smallpox?

• They celebrate the visitor's death.
• They hold a funeral for the visitor.
• They try to clean and burn anything he came in contact with.
• They ignore the visitor's death.

Why are people in the village horrified that the man died from smallpox?

• The people are not aware of the dangers of smallpox
• The people believe that smallpox is a harmless disease
• The man was a beloved member of the village
• The people know that smallpox is terrible and highly contagious