Soft Rain Ch 3 : Green Fern

What does the word moccasins mean?

• Shoes

• Hat

• Basket

• Instrument

What does the word cultivating mean?

• Build

• Celebrate Cultures

• Prepare

• Abandon

How could Soft Rain tell that Green Fern was sad before she told her?

• She smiled & looked calm

• She told her she was sad

• She frowned & her shoulders sagged

• She cried & turned away

How was Soft Rain certain they wouldn’t be moving west?

• Her family was planting their crops

• Her father told her they weren't going to move

• She said she would stand up to the white settlers and tell them she was not going

• The white settlers did not want to take Soft Rain and her family

What makes Soft Rain feel joyful inside?

• Green Fern was excited to move west with her

• Her family was going to be moving

• She was enjoying teaching Green Fern how to read and write

• If her family plants the crops, they will not move west

What is the main reason that Soft Rain tells Green Fern the truth about the teacher?

• because she is too upset to hide the truth from Green Fern

• because she and Green Fern have never kept secrets from each other

• because she wants Green Fern to be prepared if they have to move

• because she wants to scare Green Fern

How does Green Fern feel about the news Soft Rain shares with her?

• Afraid

• Excited

• Curious

• Happy

Why does Soft Rain decide to help father in the field?

• She believed Hawk Boy wasn't as much help to her father as he thought he was

• She believed it was the right thing to do to help her father

• She enjoyed working in the field

• It was her responsibility to help her father in the field now that she is not attending school

When does father say is a good time for learning?

• After they move west

• After they have dinner

• After the New Moon Festival

• After they teach Green Fern

What does Green Fern's father say is a waste of time?

• Planting the selu

• Preparing for the New Moon Festival

• Learning about the Cherokee Indians (their tribe)

• Talking and telling stories