Why did Omakayas try to sneak out of the back of the wigwam in chapter 1?

To escape from scraping the moose hide

When traders found a baby alone on an island at the beginning, what had happened to her family?

They all had died from smallpox

In chapter 1, what does Omakayas help her grandma, Nokomis, do?

Retrieve bark to make the wigwam

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Birchbark House Chapters 1

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1
What is the name of Omakayas's big sister?
Angela
Angeline
Amy
Amakayas
2
What does "Omakayas" mean in english?
Little Frog
Big Bear
Little One of the Forest
Crow Mother
3
What does Omakayas least like to do?
Scrape animal hides
Fetch the scissors from Old Tallow
Prepare wild rice
Pick berries to eat
4
What is Omakayas's grandma's name?
Mary
Deydey
Old Tallow
Nokomis
5
Who is Omakayas's annoying little brother?
Little Pinch
Deydey
Neewo
Old Tallow
6
What does Deydey do for a living?
He plays music
He drives semi trucks
He makes medicines to heal people
He travels by canoe and trades
7
What tribe is Omakayas a part of?
Dakota
Anishinabeg
Lakota
Birchhouses
8
What kind of house does Omakayas's family live in?
Longhouse
Tipi
Bark Lodge
Wigwam
9
Why did Omakayas try to sneak out of the back of the wigwam in chapter 1?
To escape from scraping the moose hide
To go visit Old Tallow
To see if she could scare her sister
To escape an attack by an enemy
10
When traders found a baby alone on an island at the beginning, what had happened to her family?
They had all abandoned the island
They had been killed by the Dakota
They had been attacked and robbed by other traders
They all had died from smallpox
11
The island the family lives on is called the "Island of the _______________.
Crow who squawks at night
Golden Breasted Woodpecker
One Horn Deer
Owl of the night
12
What did Omakayas need to get from Old Tallow?
An Iphone
Her mother's scissors
A moose hide
A bow and arrow
13
In chapter 1, what does Omakayas help her grandma, Nokomis, do?
Retrieve bark to make the wigwam
Cook wild rice in a pot
Pick berries
Hunt a moose for hide
14
How old is Omakayas in this story?
15
36
13
7
15
Who is the author of The Birchbark House?
Mike Reilly
Louise Erdrich
Leann Eastman
William Shakespeare
16
What is Omakayas's baby brother's name?
Neewo
Little Pinch
Angeline
Jason

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Birchbark House Chapters 1

16 termsStudBud Administration679 plays

Terms and questions from Chapter 1

Flashcards16 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 16

Answers

1
What is the name of Omakayas's big sister?
Angela
Angeline
Amy
Amakayas
2
What does "Omakayas" mean in english?
Little Frog
Big Bear
Little One of the Forest
Crow Mother
3
What does Omakayas least like to do?
Scrape animal hides
Fetch the scissors from Old Tallow
Prepare wild rice
Pick berries to eat
4
What is Omakayas's grandma's name?
Mary
Deydey
Old Tallow
Nokomis
5
Who is Omakayas's annoying little brother?
Little Pinch
Deydey
Neewo
Old Tallow
6
What does Deydey do for a living?
He plays music
He drives semi trucks
He makes medicines to heal people
He travels by canoe and trades
7
What tribe is Omakayas a part of?
Dakota
Anishinabeg
Lakota
Birchhouses
8
What kind of house does Omakayas's family live in?
Longhouse
Tipi
Bark Lodge
Wigwam
9
Why did Omakayas try to sneak out of the back of the wigwam in chapter 1?
To escape from scraping the moose hide
To go visit Old Tallow
To see if she could scare her sister
To escape an attack by an enemy
10
When traders found a baby alone on an island at the beginning, what had happened to her family?
They had all abandoned the island
They had been killed by the Dakota
They had been attacked and robbed by other traders
They all had died from smallpox
11
The island the family lives on is called the "Island of the _______________.
Crow who squawks at night
Golden Breasted Woodpecker
One Horn Deer
Owl of the night
12
What did Omakayas need to get from Old Tallow?
An Iphone
Her mother's scissors
A moose hide
A bow and arrow
13
In chapter 1, what does Omakayas help her grandma, Nokomis, do?
Retrieve bark to make the wigwam
Cook wild rice in a pot
Pick berries
Hunt a moose for hide
14
How old is Omakayas in this story?
15
36
13
7
15
Who is the author of The Birchbark House?
Mike Reilly
Louise Erdrich
Leann Eastman
William Shakespeare
16
What is Omakayas's baby brother's name?
Neewo
Little Pinch
Angeline
Jason