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WorksheetsThe Law of Life
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why is the pile of sticks important to Koskoosh?
He can use them to build a shelter.
He can use them to keep the fire going.
He can use them to build a sled.
He can use them to hunt for food.
Why does Koskoosh think that individuals in the tribe are unimportant?
They will all die at some point.
They have done nothing important.
They are all very poor and sick.
Other people are more important.
What did Koskoosh do when his own father grew old?
He took him to a hospital.
He left him alone by a river.
He carried him in his sled.
He brought him supplies.
Why is Koskoosh surprised that his son comes back to talk to him?
He hears the lodge come down.
His son is in a hurry to leave.
Not all old men's sons came back.
He hears the sleds leave.
Koskoosh extinguishes the burning stick in the snow because he
thinks it will bring wolves
feels safer without it
is ready to accept death
is too tired to hold it
How does Koskoosh's fire symbolize the theme of an individual's fight against nature?
The wolf pack is attracted by the fire.
Koskoosh uses the fire to see.
Koskoosh grows old near the fire.
The fire goes out at the end.
What did Koskoosh witness with Zing-ha as a young man?
A young moose successfully fighting off a pack of wolves.
An old moose fighting a pack of wolves to his last breath.
A young pack of wolves being trampled under a herd of moose.
An old moose outrunning a pack of wolves, only to fall into some hunter's range.
What does Koskoosh hear and how does he respond?
Koskoosh hears the sound of his tribe in his last moments, coming back to rescue him.
Koskoosh hears the howl of a wolf; unlike the moose, he manages to fight them off successfully.
Koskoosh hears the sound of an animal being killed and is grateful that it is not him.
Koskoosh hears the howl of a wolf; unlike the moose, he accepts his death from the wolves.
How were times of plenty different compared to the famine years?
"The shaman would see signs and wonders in this when they told him."
"...his sight had long since faded, his hearing was still acute,..."
"...the meat spoiled on their hands, and the dogs were fat and worthless with overeating."
"The long trail waited while the short day refused to linger."
What marked the tragic times of famine?
"...she was too busy to waster a thought upon her broken grandfather,..."
"Old Koskoosh strained his ears. It was the last time he would hear that voice."
"He remembered other old men whose sons had not waited after the tribe."
"In the summer the salmon run had failed, ... and there were no caribou."
How did death eventually come to Koskoosh?
Koskoosh froze to death after his fire burned out.
A pack of wolves kills Koskoosh.
Koskoosh fell through an air-hole on the Yukon.
Koskoosh is trampled by a moose.
What is the task of every living thing in Nature?
make children
obey the group
accept death
leave the old behind
What does stalwart mean, as used in the following sentence?
"The chief was his son, stalwart and strong, head man of the tribesmen, and a mighty hunter. "
small
overly calm and docile
marked by outstanding strength
marked by determination and will power
Who is the antagonist in this story?
nature
the bull moose
Old Koskoosh's son
the bundle of sticks
What does the word naught mean, as used in the following sentence?
There was naught he could do about the cold weather approaching.
nothing
cucumbers
a lot
little
