Why Leaves Change Color

What did Nanabozho's grandmother, Nokomis, use to make the paints?

• Flowers and leaves

• Moonlight and shadows, snowflakes and sand

• Berries and clay

• Water and stones

What did Nokomis tell Nanabozho to do with the paints?

• To decorate the animals

• To paint the sky

• To "make beauty" by painting the flowers

• To color the rivers and lakes

What did Nanabozho do to the ladybug?

• He gave it stripes

• He painted a black dot on it

• He turned its coat red

• He gave it a shiny feather

Before Nanabozho painted them, how were bees different?

• They had stripes

• They were larger

• They had stingers

• They didn't have stripes

What did Nanabozho think when he saw the sparrow?

• It was beautiful

• It needed more colors

• It was perfect as it was

• It didn't have a shiny feather or a speck of bright color

What did Nanabozho want to do to Sparrow when he hopped onto a higher branch?

• He wanted to play a game with Sparrow.

• He wanted to make Sparrow beautiful.

• He wanted to chase Sparrow away.

• He wanted to teach Sparrow a lesson.

How did the paints and dyes spill from Nanabozho's pots?

• They were knocked over by Sparrow.

• They spilled out like a rushing waterfall due to Nanabozho's clumsiness.

• They were spilled intentionally by Nanabozho.

• The wind blew them over.

What was the reaction of the trees after the colors from Nanabozho's pots spilled on them?

• The trees were angry and demanded Nanabozho to clean them.

• The trees laughed and enjoyed the new colors.

• The trees did not notice the colors.

• The trees were silent and indifferent.

Which animals exclaimed that the trees looked beautiful after the incident with the colors?

• Sparrow, Raven, and Owl.

• Raven, Owl, Frog, and Chickadee.

• Frog, Chickadee, and Maple.

• Maple, Oak, and Aspen.

What did Maple say to Nanabozho at the end of the passage?

• "You should be more careful next time, Nanabozho."

• "Don't feel bad, Nanabozho. I think I will like my new colors."

• "Nanabozho, you have ruined our natural beauty."

• "Thank you, Nanabozho, for the lovely colors."