Ch. 5: The Doll

1. Read the following sentence: "Soft Rain embraced the little doll." (pg. 25) What does the word embraced mean?

• shake angrily
• kick
• hold closely
• play with

2. Read the following sentence: "She began to cry. Stammering, she repeated the soldier's words to her mother." (pg. 27) Using context clues, what does the word stammering mean?

• speaking loudly and clearly
• laughing
• to speak in an anxious or uncertain way

3. Read the following sentence: "She unfastened Pet, hanging the rope around her own neck." (pg. 25) Using context clues, what does the word unfastened mean?

• to tie up
• to release from; undo
• to take for a walk

4. What was supposed to happen this night?

• Grandmother was going to tell stories.
• The Green Corn Dance Celebration
• The family planned to pack up and move west.
• They were going to finish growing their selu.

5. What did Soft Rain give to Grandmother?

• a doll
• some corn from the garden
• flower she picked outside
• a poem

6. Who did the soldiers say to leave behind?

• Mother
• Father and Hawk Boy
• Grandmother
• Soft Rain and Mother

7. Why does Soft Rain have to do the talking when the soldiers arrive?

• Mother was too scared.
• She spoke the white man's language.
• Grandmother was blind, so she could not talk.
• Father told her to.

8. What important event actually happened in Soft Rain's home this night?

• Father said they would have to leave.
• She and the family had prayer.
• The White Man came to their house.
• Hawk Boy told stories about farming.

9. Which sentence best shows that Soft Rain cares a lot about Grandmother?

• Shuddering, Soft Rain peered from behind Grandmother.
• Through her tears, she saw Grandmother sitting stiffly in her chair, holding Pet.
• Grandmother was sitting by the hearth stirring the soup.
• Soft Rain held Grandmother's hand until Big Boots pulled her away.