Infer
How does Fred's mother feel about school in the beginning of the book?
She doesn't like it. She wishes the girls could stay home to help her around the house
Who was Fredrika named after?
The storekeeper's mother. Dubin asked her father to name her Fredrika after his mom and he did!
How did Miss Agnes arrange the students desks?
In a circle
What did Sam mean when he said "Oh-oh...This one's got a little mileage. You kids are not going to get away with nothin'."
He meant that she was not a new teacher and that she was strict so the kids would not get away with breaking any rules.
"There were some pictures on the wall by the windows...squares and shapes of bright, bright colors...really happy somehow. Everything was way different from any time we'd come to school before." How does Fred fell about the changes Miss Agnes is making. ?
Fred feel like these are good changes.
What was in the box that Miss Agnes opened on the first day of school?
Crayons, pencils, paints, and new books
Who did Fredrika discover her smile looked like when she first saw the picture of herself?
Bokko and her dad
What can you infer about why Miss Agnes brings in stories, music, and maps from other places?
She wants her students to know that there is a great big world outside of their tiny village.
Miss Agnes told all of the student what they were good at. What did she say that Fred was good at?
A river. In the story it talks about how they floated some of the buildings down from Dolby when the village flooded. It also talks about the oce going out at the end.
What did all the students and Miss Agnes learn along with Bokko?
Sign Language
What instrument did Miss Agnes play at the community dances?
A squeeze box
What was the instrument called that Miss Agnes got that allowed student to look at really tiny things?
A Microscope
Why are the students afraid Miss Agnes will leave at the end of the year?
Based on past experiences, they assume good teachers don’t stay long, so they fear losing someone who finally cares deeply about them.
What Alaska native group did most of the characters in the story belong to?
Athabaskan
What was the machine called that Miss Agnes brought to play music?
Record Player
What did Miss Agnes tell her students so that they understood why math was important?
She did not want them to get cheated later in life when they bought and sold items.
Why did Fred want to know where Juneau was on the map?