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What
Why
Other
100
Who was the youngest child?
Little Clarinda
100
How long was the bear jumping?
for almost 2 days
100
What was the bear doing in the log before the wind took it?
hibernating
100
Why did the children wear wind shoes?
so the wind would not blow them away
100
Is this story true?
no
200
The wind took what first?
a bucket of sweet milk
200
How did the rabbits fly?
They flapped their ears and let the wind take them.
200
What protected the topsoil from the wind?
The boys' marbles that grew.
200
Why was the bear angry?
his hibernation was interrupted
200
Where does this story take place?
on the prairie
300
What was the second thing the wind took?
a cow
300
How did McBroom break his leg?
He stepped in a hole.
300
What formation did the jackrabbits fly in?
a V formation
300
Why did Will put his mother's biscuits by the door?
They weighed a lot and held the door.
300
What two things happened when McBroom opened the window to shoot the bear?
The wind bent his gun, and the children were sucked out the chimney.
400
How was the charging bear stopped?
He kept jumping the clothesline.
400
How did the kids pluck the turkey?
They held it out the window and the wind blew the feathers off.
400
What was Melissa baking?
heavy biscuits
400
Why was the plow able to move so fast?
The wind pulled it.
400
What held the children down in the wind?
shoes made of iron skillets
500
How did McBroom rescue his children?
McBroom threw them a rope and walked them home like balloons?
500
How was the family able to use the wind in a useful way?
several answers are possible
500
What happened to the marbles during the first wind?
They grew into boulders.
500
Why does McBroom say the wind has teeth?
it is like a pack of wolves biting at the door
500
What does moving with haste mean?
moving quickly