Characters
What words in the book were used to describe Yellow Kettle?
Quick-Temepered, Caring
What do people believe happened to their ancestors spirits when they pass?
They become something within nature
What is a hummock?
a small mound or hill
What were the drums during the storm?
Thunder
Why didn't the main character go straight home after getting the scissors
She wanted to collect berries
What is the tribe known for?
Fur Trade
How d o people get their names
Later in life when they do something that defines them as a person or their personality
What is the ishinabe?
the Indigenous people to which the protagonist, Omakayas, and her community belong
What did it mean by the shadows were fighting?
They were overlapping or they were quick to go away
What were the scissors for
Yellow Kettle while she was working
What character is known for beading?
Angeline
What two types of wood are used in making their houses?
Birch and Cedar
What is the word for spirits?
manitous
Why was the main character scared during the storm?
She is immature and hasn't experienced many
What does the main character not like doing
scraping and softening the heavy moose hide
What is the names and birth order of all the kids?
Angeline, Omakayas, Little Pinch, Neewo
How do they measure years
Winters
What is the word for little frog?
Omakayas
What was the purpose of the storm in the book?
To show that Omakayas is immature
What two things does Old Tallow give the main character?
Scissors and the lump of maple sugar
What character could be described as cautious but friendly
Bear
What shows how young children are loved and cared for in the PROLOGUE?
How they are dressed
What is the word for summer?
Neebin
What god or spirit was the main character thinking of during the storm?
Grandfather owl, thunder beings
Why was Old Tallow alone, according to Omakayas
the force and strangeness of her fierce personality and her husband left her