The Chenoo

Where does most of the story of Tala and the Chenoo take place?

• in a cave in Maine

• at the hunting camp of Tala and her brothers

• next to the beavers' dam

What do the children listening to the story have in common with Tala?

• They are from the same tribe.

• Each of them has met the Chenoo.

• They live next door to one another.

Spirit Wolf assists Tala by standing near her and helping her________.

• hunt

• fight

• be brave

Why do Tala and her brothers call the Chenoo "Grandfather," even though they know he is not their grandfather?

• to confuse him so he will eat someone else's family

• to be kind and welcome him like family

• to insult him and start a fight

The line "Tala coaxes him inside" means that she...

• persuades him to go inside.

• screams at him

• runs away from him

Why do you think the Chenoo changes his mind about eating Tala and her brothers?

• Because they are welcoming to him

• Because he is afraid of them

• Because they are too thin

What does the Chenoo mean when he says that his "heart of ice has been melted"?

• He has become a decent human instead of an angry beast.

• Winter is over, and spring has arrived.

• He is close to dying.

The brothers infer from the Chenoo's footprints that he is--

• an old man in disguise

• an animal they would like to hunt

• a huge monster that eats people

Tala's plan to deal with the Chenoo shows that she is _____

• angry

• scared

• clever

What is Tala's Spirit Animal?

• The Chenoo

• A Spirit Wolf

• A Spirit Bear