Ezra
Ma and Pa
Plot
Random Weasel Facts
4th Grade Special
100

Why did Nathan and Molly follow Ezra through the woods?

They were hoping he would take them to Pa.

100
How did Ma pass away?

She died of a fever

100

In what state does Weasel take place? 

Ohio

100

What is the author's first name?

Cynthia (DeFelice)

100

Why can't you make a word using the first letters of each 4th-grade teacher's last name?

*M, J, R, and W

There isn't a vowel 

200

What do Molly and Ezra use as medicine? 

Herbs

200

What is Pa's nickname for Molly? 

Sugarplum 

200

Who originally hired Weasel to drive the Shawnees from the Ohio Territory in the 1830's?

The US Government

200

When did the author write Weasel?

1990

200

Where does Mrs. Meyer's daughter go to college? 

Iowa

300

Why doesn't Ezra talk?

He has no tongue

300

What did Pa promise Nathan he would get him if they had a good crop season?

A fiddle

300

How old is Nathan?

11/12
300

Who went with Molly and Nathan on their adventure?

*Need both names! 

Duffy and Winston

300
Name three of the four capitals in the United States that have the same name as a former president? 

*Think states that border Iowa :)

Madison, Lincoln, Jefferson City, and Jackson

400

How would Ezra get the letter Molly had written to him?

Molly placed the letter in the secret hiding place on the wall.

400

Pa almost dies due to a wound to what body part? 

Leg

400

What did Nathan find in Weasel's cabin when he returned after the winter months?

Weasel - who was dead.

400

In which point of view is Weasel written? 

The first-person (Nathan's perspective)

400

What is the answer to 23+6x4-7?

23 + 24 = 47 - 7 = 40

500

Which US President did Nathan compare Weasel to? 

Andrew Jackson

500

What did Ma keep in her locket? 

Hair

500

Weasel is considered an antagonist; what does it mean to be an antagonist? 

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something -- MEAN!

500

What is the name of the sequel to Weasel? 

Bringing Ezra Back

500

What does the DC in Washington DC stand for?

District of Columbia