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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Louise Erdrich.
(b) Lonnie Emerson.
(c) Annie Proux.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

2. Who does Deydey say has ripped his shirt?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Deer.
(c) Bears.
(d) Wolves.

3. What disease have the white people brought to Indian communities?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Malaria.

4. Which of the following does Omakayas NOT think about Angeline?
(a) How much she enjoys playing with her.
(b) That she is angry that Angeline laughed at her.
(c) That she will be married soon.
(d) How much she longs for Angeline's respect.

5. Where had Omakayas put the injured crow?
(a) The cradle board.
(b) Deydey's moccassin.
(c) A drinking gourd.
(d) The maize grinding bowl.

6. Where do dead spirits go?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) East.

7. Which of the following does NOT describe the person in #10?
(a) Well fed.
(b) Cared for.
(c) Near death.
(d) Well dressed.

8. Which of the following does the bear NOT do to Omakayas?
(a) Realize she is no threat.
(b) Claw her face.
(c) Sniff her all over.
(d) Lead the cubs away.

9. Tallow is described as being _________________.
(a) Joyless.
(b) Fearless.
(c) Creative.
(d) Very tall.

10. An important theme in this section is ____________________.
(a) Coming of age.
(b) Miracles.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Death.

11. Who is the wife of the man in #17?
(a) Tawny.
(b) Tallow.
(c) Torrie.
(d) Tania.

12. What is Dagwaging?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

13. Who is Omakayas' tomboy cousin?
(a) Sun in Hair Girl.
(b) Red Feather Girl.
(c) Two Strike Girl.
(d) Singing Wind Girl.

14. Which of the following does the family NOT do in preparation for Winter?
(a) Plant corn.
(b) Store food.
(c) Scrape hides.
(d) Make clothing.

15. What does Andeg tell Pinch to stop doing?
(a) Sprinkling him with water.
(b) Trying to pull feathers from his tail.
(c) Putting him in a cage.
(d) Making him eat wild rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Omakayas' father's job?

2. What is Neebin?

3. The singing of the birds foreshadows ____________________.

4. After Omakayas and Angeline bring crows for dinner, Deydey calls them ________________.

5. Deydey and his friends talk about how _________________ seem to be taking over.

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