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Who died from Smallpox?
Neewo and Ten Snow
Give 2 descriptions of Omakayas?
There are many here are a few: 8 years old, energetic, healer, caring, brown haired
Why did Neewo not have a name yet? a. because his parents forgot to name him b. Neewo was his name c. because the spirits couldn't find a name for him yet
c
Where does this story take place?
a. around Arizona in the southwest
b. around Michigan in the great lakes
c. around Maine in the northeast
b. around Michigan in the Great Lakes
What does "she was seven winters" mean?"
She is 7 years old.
Who is one character that did not get Small Pox?
Nokomis, Omakayas, Old Tallow
What is the name of Omakayas's sister?
Angeline
What present did Omakaya receive from DeyDey ?
a. a watch
b. needlework
c. a scraper
c. a scraper for the hides
What type of tree grows in this area?
a. Elm b. Dogwood c. Birch d. Pine
c. Birch
What is a makuk? Example sentence: "makuk after makuk of water was brought up from the lake"
pail or bucket
What animal helps Omakayas find medicine?
Bears
Who has a scary dog with yellow eyes?
Old Tallow
In a story told by Nokomis, where did she go to meet her grandmother?
The dark end of the lake
Name three things that Omakaya's family ate in this environment.
fish, venison, maple syrup and candy, corn, rice, nuts, berries, crow
What is a remedy? a. sickness b. drug c. cure
c.cure
Because Pinch lied about eating berries, toward what character did the mother feel guilty?
Andeg
What does Omakayas mean?
What does Pinch put inside the snowballs when he throws them at Angeline and Omakaya?
little rocks
How many houses did they have?
a summer camp and a winter camp. They had this because in the winter they needed to live in a warm cabin. In the summer they lived in Birchbark Houses.
What does the word "embroidered" mean? a. design b. boring c. needlework (handsew) d. knitted
c. needlework
There are four seasons in a year.
Give three words to describe Pinch.
There are others here are a few: annoying, young, around 5 years old, selfish, bratty, loud
What disease was brought by the white man?
Small Pox
What time period do you think this story happened in?
late 1800's
What is the word for the type of Native Americans represented in this book? A. Navajo B. Ojibwa C. Inuit
What is Ojibwa