WorksheetsThe Porcupine Year
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
People: I was blinded by a gunshot
Albert LaPautre
Miskobines
Deydey
Quill
People: We were kidnapped by the Bwaan.
Quill and Omakayas
Quill and Animikiins
Animikiins and Deydey
Omakayas and Old Tallow
People: We were abducted by LaPautre.
Quill and Animikiins
John and Susan
Animikiins and Miskobines
Omakayas and Quill
People: I treated Old Tallow like a dog.
Charles
Charlemange
Charlize
Charette
People: What was Old Tallow's original name?
Light Moving in the Leaves
Sunlight Shining Through the Trees
Leading Thunderbird Woman
Trick Question: it was Old Tallow all along
Animals: I "gave" Pinch his new name.
A fish
A bear
A porcupine
A rabbit
Animals: I killed Old Tallow, who then killed me.
A lynx
A bear
A moose
A wolf
Animals: I was caught by Omakayas, resulting in her new name.
A bear
A mouse
A frog
An eagle
Animals: Nanabozho tried to kill me, but killed his arms instead.
A bear
A moose
A buffalo
A lynx
Animals: We gave the family a friendly "send off" as they started to travel north in their canoes.
Chickadees
Robins
Eagles
Butterflies
Theme: Identify one way Omakayas is growing up
She receives a new name
She learns the Bwaanag language
She travels to the plains
She takes over Yellow Kettle's job of cooking
Theme: Identify one way Quill is growing up
He has a vision quest
He becomes a skilled trapper
He picks on Omakayas and her cousins
He leaves the family to find LaPautre
Theme: What is the best moral of "The Girl Who Was a Bear"?
Slow and steady wins the race
Greed will get you nowhere
Always have a backup plan
Don't judge someone by their appearance
Theme: What is the best moral of "Nanabozho Kills His Arms"?
Slow and steady wins the race
Greed will get you nowhere
Always have a backup plan
Don't judge someone based on their appearance
Theme: How did Old Tallow's childhood affect her personality?
It made her grumpy, but helped her hunting skills
It made her mistrustful, even of her own family
It made her calm, but with an unpredictable temper
It made her strong, but kind to the helpless
Plot: What happens to Omakayas and Quill in the canoe at the beginning?
They find an excellent fishing spot
They get the canoe stuck in shallow water
They get caught in a rapids
They decorate the canoe for Nokomis
Plot: How do Omakayas and Quill scare their family at the beginning?
They dress as ghosts
They steal Bizheens
They yell "attack" in the Bwaan language
They hide in the forest and make dangerous animal noises
Plot: LaPautre stole this from Deydey.
His bow and arrow
His moccasins
His medicine bag
His wife, Yellow Kettle
Plot: How did Deydey's encounter with his father change him?
It helped him understand the white man's language
It made him resent his Uncle, who acted as his father
It made him uncaring as a father to his own kids
It made him mistrustful of the white man, especially the "Great Father" off in Washington
Plot: What does Miskobines offer to the Bwaan when Deydey offers to stay with them, and why?
He offers to hunt a buffalo, so they will be able to have a feast that night
He offers to stay in his place, so Deydey can return to his family
He offers to leave as quickly as possible, because the Bwaan were threatening war
He offers to give up his bow and medicine bag, so the possessions will take the place of Deydey
Quotes: Who says the following line: "You have done something, n'dwanis, that a warrior does. And you are just a little girl."
Deydey
Miskobines
Yellow Kettle
Nokomis
Quotes: Who says the following line: "Well, you're girls... I mean, except you."
Quill
Bizheens
Animikiins
John
Quotes: Who says the following line: "Oh indiy, were you talking to me? Yes indiy, I will obey your wishes and let you speak next time you see Two Strike!"
Animikiins
Quill
Omakayas
Twilight
Quotes: Who says the following line: "Dogs are wolves, with some attachment to us. Dogs guided the first human. Dogs know us as no other animal does. They are not motivated by pity. Theirs is the justice of hunger."
Omakayas
Old Tallow
Yellow Kettle
Nokomis
Quotes: Who says the following line: "Let us die well, little brother. We must find our grandmother. I have two bullets left. Let us slay a bear, and a moose!"
Quill
Fishtail
Deydey
Omakayas
Final bonus question! What was Omakayas's new name?
