What is the weapon that Omayakas could use against the bear?
Scissors
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What is the name of the main character?
Omayakas
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What is Omayakas doing at the beginning of the story?
Picking berries
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Name the author of this story.
Mrs. Louise Erdrich
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Why did the bear cubs want to lick Omayakas's hand?
She had berries in her hand.
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What is the mother bear's breath like?
It smells horrible!
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What does it mean to be astonished? Give a situation when you might be astonished.
To be surprised and shocked. Examples will vary....
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What feeling does Omayakas have for her sister?
Envy
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What is the candy she had?
Maple sugar candy or "spring sweetness"
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What is Omayakas imagining when she thinks the cubs are orphans?
She would take the bear cubs back to the village and show them off.
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What is Omayakas's first instinct when she sees the mother bear?
She didn't move.
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What are two of the smells on the mother bear's breath?
Decayed old hides and skunk cabbages
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Why is the mother bear angry?
She thinks Omakayas will hurt the cubs.
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Where is Omayakas from?
Ojibwe village
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In what year does this story takes place?
1847
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What are two smells on Omakayas that the mother bear could have noticed when she was on top of her?
Grandma and Mama's bone-and-sprucewood comb, her baby brother's body, the bear-killing dogs, the moose stew, the onion seasoning, the maple sugar, and/or the skins and mats she slept in.
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What does banish mean? When might you banish someone or something
To drive out forcefully.... Answers will vary.
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How can you tell from the story that the cubs respect their mother?
They leave when their mother guides them away from Omakayas.
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What are the little red berries called?
Odaimin
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What is the theme of this story?
It is important to respect people, animals and those around you.
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What does Omakayas learn from the experience of having the mother bear on top of her?
To respect others or that she connected with the bear.