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WorksheetsFatty Legs, Chapter 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
"We...prepared for our spring migration."
What does that mean?
They were moving, and they would not be back.
They were moving, and they would be back.
They were going on a holiday, and they would be back.
They were going on a long journey, and they would not be back.
Did they stay aboard the North Star for the entire five-day journey?
Yes
No
Yes, but they stopped for breaks.
No, and they got to go sight-seeing.
Why did Olemaun feel like the journey seemed to take so long?
...because it took a year.
...because the weather was bad.
...because she was excited to get to school.
...because her sister was bothering her.
Where was the school?
Sachs Harbour
Tuktoyaktuk
Reindeer Station
Aklavik
Why didn't Olemaun believe her mother when she said that the nuns would cut her hair, be mean to her, and make her work very hard.
Olemaun thought that her mother didn't know what would happen because her mother had never been to school.
She thought that her mother was just trying to scare her, so that she would stay to help and not learn to read.
She thought that her mother was lying to her because she would miss her.
She thought that her mother just wanted her to stay home and be a little girl forever.
What did Olemaun's mother buy for her?
a fishing pole, some fishing hooks, and a tackle box
a desk, a chair, a bed, a dress, and some candy
a caribou-hide ball, some furs, and a plank
soap, a comb, a toothbrush, toothpaste, and stockings
Who was Old Man Pokiak?
The owner of the schooner
Olemaun's father
Olemaun's grandfather
Olemaun's great-grandfather
What are pingos?
hills
birds
dogs
clouds
What was the reason that Olemaun wasn't allowed to go to school right away, after they arrived.
The Dominion Day Athletic Games
The Dene Nation Fireworks
The Inuit Schooner Race
The Gwich'in Gathering
What was the balloon made of that Olemaun's father inflated?
the intestine of a seal
the stomach of a wolf
the throat of a ptarmigan
the hide of a caribou
Was it a fact or an opinion that the children working in the school garden were being punished for bad behaviour?
fact
opinion
other
neither
When Olemaun was finally left at school, how did she feel?
excited, happy, and free
scared, worried, and sad
angry, frustrated, and lonely
carefree, energized, and ready
