From the Inca Chasqui

Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals how the conflict will be resolved?

• Mayta was the fastest Chasqui in the southeast quarter.

• Muru stood, looking majestic in his white headdress, his club and sling carefully tucked in the pouch at his side.

• For three years he had longed for the day when it would be he who raced along his rugged stretch on the road to the Inca capital of Cuzco.

• "For a few moments we both stood frozen, staring at each other like two llamas eyeing the same patch of grass."

Which detail supports the key idea that Natu must take his brother's place?

• Natu is excited to show Mayta he would be an excellent runner.

• Muru no longer posseses the strength to make the journey.

• Natu has watched Mayta and Muru exchange messages for years.

• The fastest and most reliable boys are chosen to become Chasquis.

What can the reader infer from these sentences?

• Mayta scares the puma with the meat.

• Mayta enjoys watching the puma search for the meat.

• Mayta plans to return for the meat after the puma leaves.

• Mayta uses the meat to distract the puma.

a people and empire present in the Andes Mountains of South America until the Spanish came in the 1500s.

• empire

• explorer

• ruin

• Inca

Quechuan people in Peru that established hegemony over surrounding peoples to form an empire

• Inca

• scramble

• testify

• baldmoney

The chasqui was a (n)

• ethnic lord

• messenger

• soldier

• priest

Which detail supports the key idea that Natu must take his brother’s place?

• Natu is excited to show Mayta he would be an excellent runner

• Natu has watched Mayta and Muru exchange messages for years.

• Muru no longer possesses the strength to make the journey.

• The fastest and most reliable boys are chosen to become Chasquis

What does Mayta’s encounter with the puma reveal about him?

• He remains calm under pressure.

• He chooses not to deliver the messages himself.

• His recklessness causes his later injury

• His vanity means that he does not care about others.

The ________ were excellent runners and were able to move very fast from town to town.

• Incas

• magazines

• Chasquis

Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals how the conflict will be resolved?

• Mayta was the fastest Chasqui in the southeast quarter.

• Muru stood, looking majestic in his white headdress, his club and sling carefully tucked in the pouch at his side.

• For three years he had longed for the day when it would be he who raced along his rugged stretch on the road to the Inca capital of Cuzco.

• For a few moments we both stood frozen, staring at each other like two llamas eyeing the same patch of grass.