The Beadwork Sadlier Unit 10-12

RL3

In "The Beadwork," how does watching her mother design affect the narrator?

• She feels envious.

• She feels determined.

• She feels nervous.

• She feels proud.

RL1

Which sentence from paragraph 2 supports your answer to the previous question?

• "Then I became intensely interested in her designing."

• "With a proud, beaming face, I watched her work."

• "In imagination, I saw myself walking in a new pair of snugly fitting moccasins."

• "I felt the envious eyes of my playmates upon the pretty red beads decorating my feet."

L4

What does beneficiary most likely mean as it is used in paragraph 3?

• instructor

• opponent

• recipient

• leader

RL3

Which of these describes a problem the narrator faced?

• Some of her designs are complex and difficult to finish.

• She pricks herself while sewing on tinted porcupine quills.

• She and her friends run out of choice roots to eat.

• She has trouble deciding which colors to use in her designs.

L4

Pact comes from the Latin word pax. Pax most likely means

• project

• peace

• problem

• program

RL3

What does the pact in paragraph 6 reveal about the narrator’s mother?

• She believes that her daughter is too young for certain tasks.

• She does not want her daughter to be independent.

• She wants to keep some beadwork secrets to herself.

• She thinks that her daughter should try more original designs.

RL4

What is the meaning of leisurely as it is used in paragraph 7?

• silently

• with purpose

• in a relaxed way

• hurriedly

RL3

What is most likely the author’s intent in including paragraph 7?

• to contrast the personalities of the narrator's playmates

• to explain how the narrator pried sweet roots from the ground

• to describe the landscape surrounding the narrator's home

• to illustrate how the narrator spent her summer afternoons

RL1

Which sentence from the paragraph supports the answer to the previous question?

• “Many a summer afternoon a party of four or five of my playmates leisurely roamed over the hills with me.”

• “We each carried a light sharpened rod about four feet long, with which we pried up certain sweet roots.”

• “When we had eaten all the choice roots we chanced upon, we shouldered our rods and strayed off into patches of a stalky plant.”

• “When we looked under these yellow blossoms, we found little caches with crystal drops of gum.”

RL2

Which of these best describes the theme of the passage?

• resisting a parent’s instruction

• learning a craft from a parent

• playing with friends in the summer

• surpassing the skill of a parent