Birchbark Ch. 5-8 Review

What is Nokomis curious to know about Omakayas and the medicines?

• she wonders if she can mix the ingredients

• she wonders if she has taught her enough

• she wonders if they speak to her

• she wonders if they will last the winter

What does this mean? Omakayas thought with a sinking stomach how Deydey would be going back and forth from home to fur trapping.

• happy

• excited

• angry

• melancholy

How did Mama know Big Pinch ate the berries?

• he had a stomachache

• he told mama

• Andeg told on him

• Omakayas told mama

What does Omakayas call the baby bears?

• Mama

• dagwaging

• ogema

• brothers

Which of the following does the family NOT do to prepare for winter?

• build a birchbark house

• gather rice and berries

• store food

• scrape hides

What does the word stifled mean as it is used in this sentence: In the brush, Angeline and Omakayas clapped their hands over their mouths to stifle their glee.

• to show excitement

• to stop oneself from reacting

• to notice something

• to celebrate

What does "gaygo" mean? Like: "Gaygo, Pinch," Andeg croaked.

• keep going

• hurry up

• stop that

• turn around

What was there talk about the white man doing with the Anishinabeg?

• Sending the Anishinabeg to the west

• Starting a war

• Buying all of the land from the Anishinabeg

• All of the above

What was in the snowball Pinch threw?

• rice

• rock

• corn

• carrot

Moving to the cabin is exciting because...

• no one has to go to the lake

• they get to be around other people again

• they have no more chores

• there are moose nearby