WorksheetsPaint the Wind
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who is Maya?
a chicken
a girl
a woman
a horse
Which animal is Artimisia?
a horse
a chicken
a cow
a girl
Who is Klee?
a fawn
a chick
a foal
a calf
What happened to Maya´s grandmother?
She abandoned Maya
She lost Maya at the store
She died
She went to the hospital
What does Maya imagine she would tell her mother if she could?
About the delicious breakfast Valentina makes for them
How good she would be if only she could have her mother back
About how beautiful the horses are in her father’s paintings
All the frivolous things Grandmother does not want to hear
Why hasn’t Maya seen her mother’s family since her parents died?
Maya was too painful a reminder of her mother’s accident for them
Grandmother told them that was what Maya’s parents wanted
Maya has been too afraid of horses until now
They wander in deserted places and have been difficult to contact
According to the book, what happens after a wild male stallion is about two years old?
They are collected to live on ranches
Few horses live that long
He leaves his mother’s family and joins a band of stallions
He must be especially careful not to injure his legs
How do Artemisia and Maya save each other after the earthquake?
Maya does not manage to save Artemisia
Maya uncovers the debris that covers Artemisia, and Artemisia stays with Maya until she is well enough to ride back to the camp.
Maya rescues Klee from the mountain lion and Artemisia protects Maya from the wolves
Maya arranges for Artemisia to be reunited with Sargent, and Artemisia keeps Maya from falling into the canyon
What important choice does Maya make at the end of the book?
She sets Artemisia free, because she knows the pain of being confined
She explains to Moose that California will always be her true home
She begins painting lessons to re-capture the memory of her father
She re-builds the camp after the earthquake as an apology to Payton
How does Aunt Vi say she feels about Maya’s grandmother?
She feels angry and resentful of her
She feels sadness and sorry for her
She is pleased and grateful to her
She is determined to get along with her
