Weasel ~ Chapters 9-10

1. While traveling through the woods at night Nathan heard __________.
a) an owl
b) Ezra
c) deer
d) raccoons

2. The sharp snapping sound Nathan heard behind him in the woods was ____________.
a) animals
b) a branch falling
c) thunder
d) Weasel

3. When Weasel told Nathan to come on out of his hiding place, Nathan _____________.
a) turned and ran
b) threw the wooden stick at him
c) yelled out so loudly Weasel was startled

4. When Nathan came to, he was _______________.
a) tied up on a dirt floor in the corner of a cabin
b) trapped inside a crate on the back of a wagon
c) bound by vines against a tree in the woods

5. Weasel was cussing ________________.
a) as he tried to dig the bullet from his leg
b) because he had to carry Nathan back to his cabin
c) when the mule wouldn't move

6. Weasel and Ezra had been ____________.
a) enemies from the day they first met each other
b) trappers hunting coon pelts to send back East
c) government agents sent to remove the Indians

7. Weasel not only cut out Ezra's tongue, but he also ___________.
a) killed Ezra's wife
b) burnt down Ezra's home
c) shot Ezra's foot

8. Weasel bragged about ____________.
a) killing the horse
b) fighting the Shawnee
c) building his cabin
d) taking Pa's rifle

9. Which question does Chapters 9-10 answer?
a) Why did Weasel not return home?
b) How long had Weasel lived in the area?
c) Why did Weasel cut out Ezra's tongue?
d) What is Weasel going to do with Nathan?

10. Read this passage from Weasel.

Weasel's voice filled with mockery. "Then he takes up with a squaw - a squaw!"

This passage implies that ________________.
a) Ezra is using common sense
b) squaws are only useful to do the cooking
c) women are unimportant
d) Weasel feels he is better than the Shawnee

11. The main conflict at the end of Chapter 10 is _____________________.
a) how will Nathan get away from Weasel
b) what will happen to Pa
c) what will Ezra do now that Nathan has been captured

12. Which statement about Weasel is an opinion?
a) Weasel is a cruel and evil man.
b) Nathan is tied up in the corner of Weasel's cabin.
c) Pa is sick from an infection caused by an animal trap.
d) Weasel shot himself in the leg.



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