"The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves" Story Review

In "The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves," the Sioux feel that wherever they settle is home because:

• they have lived everywhere.

• they stay in the homes of their friends and relatives.

• all the land looks the same.

• they carry their tipis and their families with them.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why do the Sioux people travel in "The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves?"

• They must escape rising water in streams and rivers.

• They wish to find new puppies.

• They seek pure water, pure air, and a clean place for their tipis.

• They are at war and are escaping from their enemies.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What can you infer from this passage in "The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves?"

She romped along with the pup, and the way seemed short because she played with it and with the young folks when not busy helping her mother with the packing and unpacking.

• Marpiyawin can be serious about life.

• Marpiyawin likes to have fun.

• Marpiyawin likes all animals.

• Marpiyawin wishes the journey were longer.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Marpiyawin have no fear when she leaves the camp to look for her dog?

• The young men of the village are escorting her.

• She has her mother's permission to leave camp to find her dog.

• Nothing bad has ever happened to her, so she does not expect problems.

• She knows that the wolves will watch over her.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What can you infer from this passage in "The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves?"

Without a word to anyone, she turned back, for she had no fear of becoming lost.

• Marpiyawin is very independent.

• Marpiyawin is very fearful.

• Marpiyawin does not lover her people.

• Marpiyawin wants to meet wolves.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

How does moving to a new place cause a conflict for Marpiyawin?

• She has to leave a good friend.

• She loses her dog.

• She loves the place where they were living.

• She hates to move.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which statement can you infer from your knowledge about wolves and from information in "The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves?"

• Marpiyawin's people are probably uneasy having wolves near the village.

• Marpiyawin's people learned to get along well with wolves.

• Marpiyawin's people have never seen wolves before their arrival at the village.

• Marpiyawin's people will not be able to live in the same land as wolves.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What information do the wolves share with Marpiyawin after she returns to her people?

• The wolves show the Sioux a new place to live.

• The wolves teach the Sioux how to hunt.

• The wolves advise the Sioux where to find food and water.

• The wolves warn Marpiyawin when bad weather and enemies are coming.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Marpiyawin encounters an external conflict when she

• is trapped in a blizzard.

• worries about her dog.

• is not allowed to leave her tipi.

• has a vision in a dream.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can you infer from this passage from "The Old Woman Who Lived With the Wolves?"

As Marpiyawin neared the village, she smelled a very unpleasant odor. At first it mystified her, then she realized it was the smell of human beings.

• Marpiyawin has become a wolf.

• Marpiyawin no longer smells like a human.

• Marpiyawin is now afraid of humans.

• Marpiyawin cannot return to her people.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5