How Grandmother Sider Stole the Sun

How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun is a(n) ______________creation

story.

• Egyptian

• Native American

• Greek

• South American

What types of questions are addressed by myths?

• What is the meaning of life?

• What do gods and heroes do?

• What are the origins of nature?

• Where did people go on long journeys?

What does this myth explain?

• Why possum has a tail with no hair

• Why we have daylight

• Why buzzards have no feathers on their heads

• All of the above

Which feature of the setting in “How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun” most

affects the action in the story?

• dryness

• altitude

• darkness

• isolation

In “How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun,” why does Grandmother Spider believe that the Sun should be high up in the sky?

• so that it will not burn the animals

• so that it will be in a place of honor

• so that everyone can benefit from its light

• so that everyone will know what she has done

Read this description from “How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun”:

"The Fox was the first to try. He sneaked to the place where the Sun was kept. He

waited until no one was looking. Then he grabbed a piece of it in his mouth.…"

Which traditional characteristic of foxes does the author portray in this description?

• their speed

• their slyness

• their greediness

• their attractiveness

Referring to Buzzard in “How Grandmother Spider Stole the Sun,” the narrator says, “He can be seen circling the sun to this day.” What does this mean?

• Buzzards do not fly when it is cloudy or rainy.

• Buzzards have shiny feathers that reflect the light of the sun.

• Buzzards fly in a wheeling, or rotating, pattern high up in the sky.

• Buzzards fly so far and high that they appear to be in orbit up in space.

What character trait do the Fox, Possum, and Spider all have?

• All three are scared and don't want to help the other animals.

• All three are brave but don't want to help the other animals.

• All three are brave and put themselves in danger to help the other animals.

• All three are scared but succeed in helping the other animals.

Which animals are heroic in this story?

• Grandmother Spider because it was her idea
• All of them because they all try to help each other
• The bear because he is the largest and bravest
• The Buzzard because he helped the animals fly the sun to the sky

Which of the following states a central idea in “How Grandmother

Spider Stole the Sun”?

• Speed and cleverness do not matter if strength is lacking.

• Even when an important task is hard, it is good to complete that task.

• Sometimes the best solution is the one you think of first of all.

• Stealing from a stranger can lead to guilt, punishment, and hardship.