The Indian in the Cupboard

Before the Indian came, Omri had longed to stay on the school grounds after school so he could______________.

• skateboard with Patrick

• play a pick-up game of basketball with his friends

• finish his art project

• study for his spelling test

Why did the Indian think Omri was the “Great White Spirit”?

• Omri brought him firewater.

• Omri was able to turn the light ‘on and off’.

• Omri performed a magic trick for the Indian.

• Omri made him a ‘longhouse’ to sleep in.

Where did Omri get the key to fit the cupboard?

• His mother gave him a key that had belonged to his great-grandmother.

• Gillon found an old key in his toy box. 

• His brother Gillon found the key in the alley. 

• A key came with the cupboard. 

What happened when Omri tried to pick the Indian up the first time?

• The Indian bit him.

• Omri dropped him on the floor

• The Indian stabbed him with his knife.

• Omri’s parents heard the Indian scream and discovered the Indian.

How did Omri acquire the cupboard and the plastic Indian?

• He found them in a dumpster near his school

• He received them as birthday gifts

• He found them in the attic, and his mother said he could keep them.

• He bought them at a garage sale.

Why was Omri disappointed with Patrick’s gift?

• Omri had hoped that Patrick would give him a football as a gift.

• Omri had given Patrick a nice gift for his birthday, and he expected one in return.

• Omri already had lots of plastic toy figures with which he was somewhat tired of playing.

• Omri already had a plastic Indian

What was Omri’s first response when he heard the noises from the cupboard the morning after his birthday? 

• He ran to get his father.

• He called Patrick to come over. 

• happy and excited

• scared and petrified (very afraid) 

“Not touch! You touch, I use knife!” the Indian warned. We can infer from the dialogue that the Indian was very________

• fierce and demanding

• shy and passive (soft spoken)

• sad

• perplexed and confused

Why does Omri bring the chief to life?

• As a friend to Little Bull

• As a toy for Patrick

• To help Little Bull build his house

• For his bow and arrows

How does the chief die?

• Old age

• Fright

• From falling off of the cupboard

• Little Bull's knife