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Reading the Bones

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lives with aunt Margaret and uncle Stuart.

a)

Eddy

b)

Thorbert

c)

Peggy

d)

Walter

2.

Had arthritis and mastoiditis.

a)

Peggy

b)

uncle Stuart

c)

Walter

d)

Shuksi'em

3.

Is an archaeologist.

(a)  

4.

Who is Peggy's aunt?

a)

Margaret

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Eddy

d)

Hannah

5.

Who collected shells and has a dog named Chester?

a)

Dr. McCay

b)

Mrs. Hobbs

c)

Mr. Grimbal

d)

Mrs. Randall

6.

Who was in Peggy's sailing class and their parents are going through a divorce?

(a)  

7.

Who reminds Peggy of what it would be like to have a grandmother?

a)

Mrs. Hobbs

b)

Mrs. Randall

c)

Mrs. McCay

d)

Mrs. Grimbal

8.

Who found the skull in the backyard?

a)

Dr. McCay

b)

Peggy

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Walter

9.

Who does not like Walter Grimbal and grew up with Mrs. Hobbs?

(a)  

10.

Who owns a store that buys and sells ancient native artifacts?

a)

Mr. Randall

b)

Mr. Grimbal

c)

Mrs. Hobbs

d)

Dr. McCay

11.

Who made Peggy take sailing lessons to make friends?

a)

aunt Margaret

b)

uncle Stuart

c)

Mrs. Hobbs

12.

Who removed the stone pendant from the burial site?

(a)  

13.

When excavating a site, this is the most important thing.

a)

the matrix

b)

documentation

c)

the artifacts in situ

d)

where the dig site is

14.

Who's mom lost her job and is looking for a new one?

(a)  

15.

Who took a sailing class and started to collect shells?

a)

Thorbert

b)

Walter

c)

Peggy

d)

Margaret

16.

His wife is named talusip.

a)

Q'am

b)

Sleek Seal

c)

Walter

d)

Shuksi'em

17.

What is the name of the excavation site in the novel Reading the Bones?

(a)  

18.

A scientist that uncovers evidence, or proof, from the past is called a ________________.

a)

dentist

b)

archaeologist

c)

paleontologist

d)

doctor

19.

A trowel, dustpan, fine brushes, are examples of what?

a)

excavating tools

b)

household cleaning supplies

c)

shop tools

20.

Who was a craftsman and a storyteller?

a)

Talusip

b)

Q'am

c)

Shucksi'em

21.

The location where Reading the bones takes place.

(a)  

22.

Who had tooth erosion and transverse lines in their bones?

a)

Q'am

b)

shuksi'em

c)

Sleek Seal

d)

Talusip

23.

A tool for piercing small holes in leather or wood and was made of bone.

a)

burin

b)

arrowhead

c)

bone awl

d)

pendant

24.

Why did the police decide not to investigate what Peggy found in the backyard?

a)

it was prehistoric

b)

not a recent burial

c)

they didn't want to

25.

This is a condition that the archaeologist discovered Shuksi'em had after examining his phalanges.

a)

mastoiditis

b)

arthritis

c)

dementia

d)

curved spine

26.

What is the name of one of the groups of native people from the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in British Columbia, Canada?

a)

Incas

b)

Olmecs

c)

Coast Salish

d)

Mesopotamians

27.

Why is Peggy staying with her aunt and uncle in Crescent Beach?

a)

her mom is out of town looking for a job

b)

her mom had to go visit relatives

c)

her mom was out of town on bussiness