Weasel ~ Chapters 3-4

1. Traveling through the woods was ________________.
a) treacherous, fast paced, and tiring
b) smooth, easy, and quick
c) swift, trouble-free, and simple

2. Nathan felt ___________ as he followed the stranger.
a) safe and secure
b) good one moment then scared the next
c) in constant terror

3. The Shawnee Indians called the _____________ the "Big Turkey" River.
a) Sandusky River
b) Miami River
c) Cuyahoga River
d) Ohio River

4. When the sun rose Molly and Nathan _________.
a) offered to share their food for a rest
b) were glad to finally reach their destination
c) were excited and ready for the next part of their journey

5. The stranger looked _______________________.
a) dirty and ragged
b) mean, scarred, and angry
c) like a Shawnee except for having white skin
d) like a politician in a business suit

6. Nathan compared the stranger to ____________.
a) Daniel Boone
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Davy Crockett

7. While resting Nathan, Molly, and the stranger saw _____________.
a) a Shawnee maiden
b) a snake
c) a mother bear
d) Weasel

8. Pa told Nathan that the stories about Weasel were ____________.
a) pure nonsense
b) a stretch of the truth
c) completely true

9. Weasel was sent to Ohio to __________________.
a) remove the Shawnee
b) clear land by cutting down trees for the settlers
c) trap beaver
d) bring back outlaws

10. Once Nathan learned about Weasel his pa taught him _____________.
a) how to hunt
b) how to trap
c) how to shoot a gun
d) how to hide his tracks

11. The stranger showed Nathan and Molly ____________.
a) his empty mouth
b) his rifle
c) his scarred arm
d) his medicine pouch

12. Which statement from Weasel contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) I reckon when a man's been killing his whole life, something happens inside him, and he can't see any other way.
b) After hearing the children in town talk about Weasel, Nathan woke up with a bad dream.
c) Remember when the weasel got into the hen house.
d) We stared into a gaping, black hole.

13. Based on the following statement:

"Is he as cruel as they say?"

The man looked at us steadily for a long time, as if he was trying to decide how to answer our questions. I was sure he was going to speak to us at last. Instead, he opened his mouth wide and leaned forward. We stared into a gaping, black hole.

One could conclude ___________.
a) the stranger was finally going to speak
b) the stranger's mouth had been burned and turned a black color
c) the stranger had rotten teeth from not brushing regularly
d) Weasel had cut out the man's tongue

14. Based on the story it is likely that _________.
a) Nathan is going to see Weasel again
b) Nathan will never see his pa
c) Nathan will not learn how to shoot a rifle
d) Nathan is going to turn around and go home



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1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (d)
4. (a)
5. (c)
6. (b)
7. (d)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (a)
12. (b)
13. (d)
14. (a)