3.2 The Legend of the Lady Slipper

1. A ________ is an old story that tells about the great deeds of a hero or an important event.

• A. Informational Text
• B. Fable
• C. Legend

2. Who was the young girl's favorite family member?

• A. her grandmother
• B. her father
• C. her older bother

3. Because the older brother was fast like a rabbit and smart like a fox—

• A he was the leader of the tribe
• B he was the messenger for the village
• C he was the village doctor

4. What stuck the village that made one by one become ill?

• A a terrible storm
• B a terrible disease
• C the mash ki-ki healing herbs

5. Why were the journeys hard to make to Gishi Manidoo Giizis, the Great Spirit Moon village?

• A. a deep, dark lake covered with groaning ice lay between villages.
• B. Gishi Manidooo Giizis was too far away.
• C. The deep blue water in the lake made it hard to swim.

6. What happens after the little girl stepped out onto the frozen lake?

• A. the ice shuddered and woke, "Da-daa-ta-bin"
• B. the girl bent her head and staked like a bear.
• C. The snow tugged at her and she charge through it.

7. What happens right after she reached the other side and made it to the Great Spirit Moon?

• A. The wigwams on the village glowed warmly.
• B. All the people rushed out to meet her and she told them her story.
• C. The little girl closed her eyes and fell asleep.

8. Why didn’t the little girl wait until morning to go back with the medicines?

• A She imagined the sad faces of her family and wanted to help them right away.
• B The people at the neighboring village were not nice to her.
• C Her older brother dared her to make the complete journey without resting.

9. What happened to the girl’s moccasins on the way back to her village?

• A. They flew away with the wind.
• B. They were stolen by a girl from the neighboring village.
• C.They got lost in the snow and later grew into beautiful pink and white flowers.

10. What did the people from her village do when they heard her cry?

• A. They cried for everyone's help and drove her to the nearest hospital.
• B. They carried her back to her lodge and wrapped her swollen and bleeding feet in deerskins.
• C. They gave the medicine she needed to stay alive.