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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Ch. 1-5

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Chief Joseph

b)

Sound of Running Feet

c)

The author

d)

The narrator is unknown

2.

Why did Sound of Running Feet shoot the woman's copper pan?

a)

She felt threatened by her

b)

She didn't want her on Nez Perce Land

c)

She was stealing her gold

d)

She was aiming for her husband

3.

What did Chief Joseph tell General Howard at first?

a)

There shall be no blood.

b)

We have decided not to move to Lapwei.

c)

We are ready to battle.

d)

We will move to Lapwei.

4.

How does Too Hul Hul Sote feel about the white settlers?

a)

He wants peace

b)

He's ready to fight

c)

He will hide

d)

He will follow Chief Joseph's orders

5.

When will Chief Joseph lead his tribe from Wallowa to Lapwai?

a)

10 moons

b)

2 moons

c)

3 suns

d)

10 suns

6.

Why will Chief Joseph not fight the white soldiers?

a)

He wants to move to Lapwai

b)

He knows they are outnumbered

c)

He has a child on the way

d)

He wants the warriors to fight for him

7.

What happened when the animals tried to cross the Snake River?

a)

They all made it across safely

b)

The horses made it across, but many of the cows did not.

c)

They did not take the animals across

d)

Only the calves survived.

8.

Who gave Chief Joseph his name: Thunder Rolling in the Mountains?

a)

God

b)

Guardian Spirit

c)

His mother

d)

Old Joseph

9.

Who is Ollokot?

a)

Sound of Running Feet's brother

b)

Chief Joseph's brother

c)

The narrator of the story

d)

A soldier

10.

Why did Springtime refuse to cross the Snake River?

a)

She was not going to move to Lapwai

b)

She wouldn't go unless Sound of Running Feet went with her.

c)

She was afraid of the rushing water

d)

She wanted her baby to be born in Wallowa

11.

When can Sound of Running Feet and Swan Necklace get married?

a)

When the war is over

b)

When his father gives them permission

c)

When Sound of Running Feet turns 16

d)

When Swan Necklace becomes a warrior

12.

What do bullboats look like?

a)

trees cut down the middle

b)

melons cut in half

c)

canoes made of aspen trees

d)

rafts tied with string