Characters
Who is the main character of the story?
Omakayas
Near which lake does this story take place?
A) Lake Michigan
B) Lake Superior
C) The Finger Lakes
B- Lake Superior
What event does the family take part of in the Spring?
Maple Sugaring
WHO IS OMAKAYAS JEALOUS OF? WHY?
ANGELINE. SHE IS JEALOUS OF HER BEAUTY AND THE FACT THAT SHE IS OLDER THAN HER AND CAN DO THINGS THAT OMAKAYAS IS NOT ALLOWED TO.
What were they worried the white settlers would do?
Send them further west
What island was Omakayas saved from?
Spirit Island
WHERE DOES OMAKAYAS SAVE ANDEG?
Corn Field
WHO IS THE FIRST PERSON IN THE TRIBE TO GET SMALLPOX?
Ten Snow
What was DeyDey's gift to Omakayas? How did Omakayas feel about this gift?
Gun Barrel to use for scraping hides. Omakayas was proud to get the gift but didn't like it because it would be used for chores.
What interaction with Andeg made Pinch scared?
When he was pulling his feather and Andeg told him to stop "Gaygo"
WHEN ANDEG RETURNS AFTER FLYING AWAY TO BECOME A WILD BIRD, WHO IS THE FIRST CHARACTER THAT HE RETURNS TO?
Albert LaPautre- When he has his plan of stealing Old Tallows Trap.
NAKOMIS TELLS A STORY ABOUT MEETING HER GRANDMOTHER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG. WHERE DOES NAKOMIS MEET HER GRANDMOTHER?
The Lake
What was often left to the spirits as an offering?
Tobacco
WHAT IS THE OVERALL TONE OF THE WINTER CHAPTERS?
Sadness/loss
What does Nokomis say talks to her?
Medicine
What 2 characters died of small pox?
Neewo
Ten Snow
Where does Omakayas and her family live in the Winter? In the summer?
Winter- Log cabin
Summer- Birchbark House
What did Old Tallow tell Omakayas at the end of the story?
That she survived smallpox, and that she was the girl from Spirit Island.
What does putting charcoal on a child's face mean?
Child was ready to starve for a vision
What did the visitor bring to them?
Smallpox