The Stories He Tells

What is the passage MOSTLY about?

• where Joseph grew up

• the kinds of books Joseph writes

• why Joseph became a storyteller

• what people think of Joseph’s work

When Joseph was young, what made him want to know more about Native Americans?

• playing in the forest

• hearing family stories

• learning how to garden

• growing up near mountains

Why did Joseph MOST LIKELY begin to write books?

• He wanted people to like him.

• He wanted his family to be happy.

• He wanted to win a prize for his hard work.

• He wanted to share what he learned with many people.

At the end of the passage, the author says that Native American stories were once hidden. What does the word hidden mean as it is used in the passage?

• A) secret

• B) good

• C) long

• D) lost

Why did the author write the passage?

• to tell what Native Americans like to do

• to tell about Native Americans in the past

• to tell the names of Native American books

• to tell about an important Native American person