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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Omakayas do when Neewo cries hysterically?
(a) Gives him a bottle.
(b) Shakes his rattle for him.
(c) Takes him for a walk.
(d) Lets him out of his cradle board.

2. What does the man in #76 own and care for?
(a) A money pouch.
(b) A birchbark house.
(c) A flannel robe.
(d) A carved pipe.

3. The book explores the necessity of confronting _______________.
(a) Fear.
(b) Hate.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Greed.

4. What has killed people in the village?
(a) White soldiers.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Malaria.

5. Who is the baby in Omakayas' family?
(a) Noel.
(b) Nokomis.
(c) Niall.
(d) Neewo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What frightens Mama when she sets out in search of Omakayas?

2. What does Omakayas become convinced about regarding the bear?

3. Where does Mama want to send Omakayas?

4. What is the translation of Omakayas' name?

5. How many people do the voyageurs find alive in a village one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Old Tallow and what is she holding when Omakayas arrives at her home?

2. Why is Omakayas' relationship with Tallow such an important one?

3. What does the dizzy spell signify for Omakayas?

4. How does Tallow represent an important theme in the book?

5. What startles Mama regarding the bears when she goes looking for Omakayas?

6. What is the premise of THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE?

7. Who are the other members of Omakayas' family in addition to Nokomis?

8. What is the major concern of the voyageurs when they see the child?

9. What does Omakayas do with a wounded crow?

10. How does Omakayas feel about her father's gift, and how does she act about it?

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