Vocabulary
What does the word spared mean?
This cat played with
the mouse but spared
its life and did not
harm it.
To let something live or save something.
What is Omakayas' sister's name?
Angeline
What attacked Omakayas?
Mama bear
What is the weapon that Omakayas could use against the bear but would be unwise to?
Scissors
What does the word envy mean?
What is Omakayas supposed to be doing at the beginning of the story?
Tanning moose hide
What feeling does Omakayas want her sister to feel?
Envy
What is the candy Omakayas found?
A lump of maple
What is Omakayas imagining when she thinks the cubs are orphans?
She would take the bear cubs back to the village and adopt them as brothers.
Why did Omakayas take long path home?
She had a fight with her sister.
What does the word bared mean in the following passage?
“Omakayas’s voice trembled slightly as the bear made a gurgling sound deep in her throat and bared her long, curved yellowish teeth, so good at ripping and tearing.”
Exposed
Why is the mother bear angry?
Some stranger is talking to her cub, feeding her cubs, holding scissors near them, and trying to adopt them.
Where is Omakayas from?
Ojibwe village
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.
What does banish mean?
To drive out forcefully
What are the little red berries called?
Odamin
What is the theme of this story?
It is important to respect people, animals and those around you.
What does Omakayas learn from the experience of having the mother bear on top of her?
To respect others and not mess with bear cubs