Quiz on The Game of Silence

Who is the main character in The Game of Silence?

• Nokomis

• Omakayas

• Deydey

• Old Tallow

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CCSS.RL.K.6

What game do the children play during the story that gives the book its title?

• Tag

• The Game of Silence

• Hide and Seek

• Hunting Game

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Why is Omakayas' family worried at the beginning of the story?

• They are running out of food.

• They hear news that white settlers are moving closer.

• They are being attacked by another tribe.

• A forest fire is threatening their village.

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What does Omakayas often do to help her family?

• Go hunting with the men.

• Sew clothes for the winter.

• Gather medicinal plants.

• Build the family’s wigwam.

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What is the importance of Nokomis in the story?

• She is Omakayas' best friend.

• She is Omakayas' grandmother and a wise woman.

• She is the village chief.

• She teaches Omakayas how to hunt.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

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CCSS.RL.5.9

What is Old Tallow known for in the village?

• Being a healer.

• Being a skilled hunter and a protector.

• Being a storyteller.

• Making canoes.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What lesson does Omakayas learn by the end of the book?

• To accept change and help her family face it.

• To be brave and fight against the settlers.

• To run away and start a new life.

• To focus on learning from the elders.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

At the beginning of the story, Omakayas is playing the game of silence with her brother. The author describes her words as buzzing bees caught in her throat. What does this say about Omakayas?

• She is sick.

• She sounds like an insect.

• She cannot swallow, but needs to.

• She really wants to speak, but cannot.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Omakayas think of her brother while they are playing?

• He is scary.

• He is curious.

• He is pleasant.

• He is annoying.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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The narrator says that it had been raining heavily ever since the raggedy people visited Omakayas’s family. How does the rain affect the story?

• It builds a peaceful mood.

• It causes Pinch to stay by his mother’s side.

• It makes the mood gloomy.

• It makes the characters in the story leave their home.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3