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WorksheetsBirchBark House Whole Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
What happened when Pinch was left alone to watch over the chokecherries?
Pinch fell asleep and Andeg ate the berries.
Pinch ate most of the berries.
Pinch tried to shoo away the chickadees but they kept coming back for more.
Pinch convinced Andeg to eat the berries.
What did Mama do to Andeg?
shooed him away
sprayed water on him
threw a stick at him
killed him
Why were the berries so important to mother (Yellow Kettle)? choose 2
The family had to stock up on whatever food they could find.
Mama was addicted to the berries.
Mama, Nokomis, and Omakayas would use the berries to dye clothing.
Winter was coming.
How did Omakayas get out of tanning the hide?
She cried and whined.
She went to get the scissors
She ran away
She hid until the job was done
Why was the baby left on Spirit Isand?
Her family went hunting and never returned to the island.
The voyagers left her abandoned on the island.
Her family left her abandoned on the island when they migrated.
Her family contracted smallpox and she was the only one who survived.
Which piece of evidence supports the idea that the baby was left on Spirit Island because her family contracted smallpox and she was the only one who survived?
Chickenpox had killed them all.
First one then the other of the men turned away.
The only person left alive on the island was a baby girl.
It was clear that the family who had loved her was gone.
What are Omakayas's feelings toward her sister Angeline in Chapter 1?
Omakayas is envious of Angeline's beauty.
Omakayas feels embarrassed by Angeline.
Omakayas is annoyed by Angeline
Omakayas feels very sad when she is around Angeline.
Which detail from the text supports the idea that Omakayas is envious of Angeline's beauty?
Angeline was smart and so pretty people turned in their tracks to stare at her.
Most of the time Angeline was kind to Omakayas.
She hoped that she herself would turn out like Angeline.
Omakayas didn't like little Pinch.
How would Omakayas describe her little brother, Little Pinch?
Loving and tough
Unsure and caring
Mischievous and greedy
Sweet and innocent
How has Omakayas changed since the encounter with the bears?
Omakayas has a carefree attitufe in the beginning, then she becomes responsible and thoughtful.
Omakayas avoids her brothers and sister in the beginning, then she loves spending time with them.
Omakayas did not interact with animals in the beginning, then she gradually develops a connection with animals after the encounter.
Omakayas enjoys hunting in the beginning, then she changes and does not want to kill animals.
Which statement explains how Omakyas responds when her father gives her his old gun barrel to use a scraping tool?
Omakayas pretends to be confused.
Omakayas is angry and refuses to accept the scraping tool.
Omakayas is proud that her father gave her a special tool and admits the hide she has tanned is beautiful.
Omakayas respectfully accepts the gift, but is disappointed about being choosen to prepare the skins since it is a job she doesn't like.
On page 77 Deydey states, "They are like greedy children. Nothing will ever please them for long." What does this statement mean?
Big Pinch shoved handfuls of berries into his greedy mouth.
The white men were only children who acted like Big Pinch.
The white men took over their land and wanted more and more.
The white men took over land, but decided to relocate further west.
How are the characters feeling as they prepare for winter? Pages 100-101
The characters are excited to prepare for a new season.
The characters are excited to prepare for a new season, and believe they have enough food stored.
The characters are determined to prepare for winter, but they worry about their food supply.
The characters are angry about preparing for winter.
Which detail best supports the idea that the visitor in Chapter 10 is a problem for Omakayas's family?
The visitor spreads the deadly disease to Omakayas's family.
The visitor is staying the night.
Omakayas's family does not have enough food to feed the visitor.
The visitor leaves his voyageur crew behind.
Which statement explains how Omakayas responds to DeyDey's attempt to go outside on pages 152-153?
Omakayas is very sad and wants to prove to DeyDey that she is mature enough to take care of the family.
Omakayas is very worried about DeyDey and is determined to stop Deydey from going outside by hitting him in the head with a log.
Omakayas is frightened by DeyDey's actions and feels hopeless that she cannot stop him from going out in the cold.
Omakayas is sad that Deydey is sick and wants him to feel better.
How has Omakayas's feelings toward Angeline changed since the visitor?
Omakayas was always envious of her sister's beauty, but now she feels more beautiful than Angeline.
Even though Omakayas was always envious of her sister's beauty, she is now saddened that her sister is scarred from the disease.
Omakayas is not bothered that Angeline is scarred from the disease.
Omakayas does not want to look at her sister.
On pages 166-167, what is Old Tallow's response to the lack of food and healthy animals?
Old Tallow is eager to hunt animals to trade the white men for food.
Old Tallow knows that the harsh winter killed food and animals.
Old Tallow welcomes the white men and wants to trade with them.
Old Tallow is angry and blames the white men for spreading a disease that ruined food and animals.
Who was the little girl on Spirit Island?
Omakayas
Angeline
Old Tallow's Daughter
the story does not tell us
What was there talk about the white man doing with the Anishinabeg?
starting a war
sending the Anishinabeg to the west
buying land from the Anishinabeg
all of the above
What advice does Nokomis give Omakayas about the bears?
"Listen to them."
"Run away from them as fast as you can."
"Speak softly to them so they won't hurt you."
"They are your brothers."
What was Angeline learning and teaching Omakayas?
how to use medicines to heal
how to talk to the spirits
how to bead makazins
the white man's alphabet
How did Pinch help the family recover?
Pinch gave laughter to his family
Pinch killed One Horn and fed the family
Pinch prayed for them
all of the above
What did Old Tallow tell Omakayas?
that Omakayas had survived smallpox as a child
that Omakayas had been adopted by Yellow Kettle's family
that Omakayas had been saved so she could nurse her family and save them
all of the above
How did OMakayas help Pinch when he needed it?
She helped him read the white man's alphabet
she helped him kill his first deer
she used Nokomis's medicines to heal his infection
she used Nokomis's medicines to make an ointment for his burns
Why did Old Tallow have special feelings for Omakayas?
Tallow had saved Omakayas's life
Omakayas had saved Tallow's life
Omakayas had a special gift that Tallow knew would help them all
Tallow knew that Omakayas would grow up to be a great leader
What did the visitor bring to the dance?
a treaty from the white man
smallpox
soup
fresh meat
What did Pinch do that forever changed his relationship with Omakayas?
Pinch did not thank Omakayas for helping him when he was hurt
Pinch chased Andeg away
Pinch coaxed Andeg to go to Omakayas, and he did not tease her about it
Pinch was no longer loud and obnoxious
What did Omakayas say had kept her alive on the island?
bear spirit woman
a real bear
the spirit of Nokomis's grandmother
the songs of the birds
What did Omakayas ask of the bear brothers?
she asked them to take care of her brother
to run away for their own safety
medicine
to collect syrup for them
What had happened to all the people except the little girl on Spirit Island?
They had run away
The had all died of smallpox
They had been killed by white men
They had all died of starvation
In winter, Omakayas’s family lived in ___________.
a log cabin
a birchbark house
a wigwam
none of the above
In summer, Omakayas’s family lived in ________________.
a log cabin
a birchbark house
a wigwam
none of the above
Why did Omakayas move inside the cabin?
She wanted to be with her family and take care of them, even if she might get sick.
She wanted to get sick, too.
Old Tallow told her she wouldn’t get sick.
The bear spirit woman in her dream told her to do it.
How did Omakayas save her father when he was sick with smallpox?
She hit her father on the head with a block of wood.
She cooled his fever using snow from outside.
She gave him some of Nokomis’s medicines to cool his fever.
She burned incense and chanted, driving out the bad spirits.
What main event happened in the spring?
collecting maple sap and boiling it to make sugar
collecting food for the winter
moving into the cedar cabin
gathering wild rice
At the end of the book, what was the “something new” Omakayas heard in the birds’ voices?
She heard the voices of her ancestors telling her they would help her.
She heard Ten Snow’s voice telling her that she was all right.
She heard Neewo’s voice telling her to cheer up and live.
She heard bear spirit woman telling her she would help her.
