Vocabulary
Characters
Residential Schools
True or False
What happened?
100
What is this?
Schooner.
100
What does Olemaun call the mean nun?
The Raven.
100
Why did Olemaun want to attend school?
To learn how to read.
100
Fatty Legs is based on a true story.
True.
100
What book did Olemaun always want to read with her sister?
Alice in Wonderland
200
What is the word for a common "snow chicken" in the North?
Ptarmigan.
200
What is the name of the nice nun?
Sister MacQuillan.
200
Name two emotions/feelings that Olemaun has while at residential school?
- Sad
- Regretful
- Disappointed
- etc.
200
The schooner that Olemaun's family took to Aklavik was called the Arctic Star.
False.
It was called the North Star.
200
What store did Olemaun love to visit in Aklavik?
Hudson's Bay Company
300
A type of jacket that was common among the Inuit.
Parka.
300
What is the new name Olemaun gets at residential school?
Margaret.
300
Where is the residential school located that Olemaun attends?
Aklavik.
300
The food at the residential school was the best Olemaun had ever had.
False.
300
Why did the Raven try to hit Olemaun?
Olemaun accidentally spilled her bowl of mush onto the Raven's habit (clothes).
400
What is the Inuit name for these mountains?
Pingu (pingus)
400
What is Olemaun's sisters name AND what is her cousin's name?
Sister- Rosie
Cousin- Agnes
400
Name 2 reasons why Olemaun's father did not want her to go to residential school.
- Not able to learn to hunt, fish, etc.
- Won't be able to speak her own language
- Treated poorly
- It will change her/break her down (like when he describes the stone)
400
The classes Olemaun had were reading, writing and arithmetic.
True.
400
Describe what happened the first time Olemaun read at school?
- The Raven asked her to read to the class
- Didn't teach her how
- Olemaun was embarrassed and everyone was looking at her.
- Other students laughed
- etc.
500
What is an ulu AND what is it used for?
A traditional Inuit knife that has many uses.
It can be used to skin/carve meat, cut hair, cutting food, etc.
500
What is the Gwich'in girl's English name?
(The girl who often bullies/laughs at Olemaun)
Katherine
500
Name 3 things that Olemaun did at residential school.
(Be specific)
- Swept the floors
- Cleaned the chalkboards
-Empty the honey pots
- Cleaned the chicken coup
- Slept
- Ate terrible food
- Had some classes
- ETC.
500
When Olemaun was dropped off at the school, she was able to say goodbye to her parents.
False
500
Why couldn't Olemaun go home in the summer?
- Her father sent a letter saying they did not get back home the summer before
- The ice froze early before they could get back home.
- The hunting and trapping had not been good so they went to Tuktoyuktuk instead of Aklavik to trade.
- They didn't want to get caught in the ice again.