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Critical Reading 1
Vocabulary and Grammar
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What did communal living teach Chief George's father?
To love others and feel at home with them.
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What does distinct mean?
It is unlike anything else.
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What are Chief George's thoughts about the wars in America's past?
He does not understand a culture that justifies them.
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Which quotation from "I am a Native of North America" supports the main idea that Indian culture is dying? 1.) "I wish you had taken something from our culture." 2.) "You and I need the strength and joy that comes from knowing that we are loved." 3.) "And many have been shamed of their Indian ways by scorn and ridicule." 4.) "I am afraid my culture has little to offer yours."
#3, "And many have been shamed of their Indian ways by scorn and ridicule."
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Chief George has trouble accepting the way he sees people living today because
They no longer know or care about their neighbors.
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How does Chief George's father feel when he sees his son gaffing (fishing for fun) for fish?
Disappointed.
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What might someone someone do to promote a cause?
Advertise it
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According to Chief George, why do white people harm the environment?
They have not learned to love nature.
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What is the main idea of "I am a Native of North America"?
We must learn to love each other and all of creation.
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In what ways does Chief George think humans are different from animals?
They have the capacity to love.
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From his father, Chief George learns how people should treat nature. What does he learn?
To treat nature with respect.
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When someone justifies a behavior, he or she
Claims that it was an important thing to do.
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What does Chief George see as a major difference between white culture and Indian culture?
White people do not love the things outside them.
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The author reflects on communal living to show that
It can foster love and acceptance.
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What makes "I am a Native of North America" a reflective essay?
The author shares his ideas about living in two cultures.
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Why does Chief George have trouble accepting the way he sees people living today?
They do not know or care about their neighbors.
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Which words are prepositions in this sentence: "And I shall never forget his disappointment when once he caught me gaffing for fish 'just for the fun of it.'"
for, for, of
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Which of these quotations from "I am a Native of North America" supports the main idea that everyone must have love? 1.) "Already many of our young people have forgotten the old ways." 2.) "Everyone likes to give as well as receive." 3.) "The earth was his second mother." 4.) "Without it our courage fails."
#4, "Without it our courage fails."
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Chief George speaks highly of communal living because?
It is shared by everyone.
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What does Chief George think of communal living?
He believes it teaches companionship and love.
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What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence: "It is the power to love that makes him the greatest of them all...for he alone of all animals is capable of love."
of them all, of all animals, of love
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According to Chief George, why is privacy harmful?
It leads to distrust.
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When Chief George was a boy, how did his father explain that he should not kill fish for fun?
He says that the fish are his brothers and feed him when he is hungry.