Weasel ~ Chapters 11-12

1. Nathan compared his situation of being tied on the floor of the cabin to ___________.
a) a little baby
b) a turtle on its back
c) a bird waiting for its mother
d) a helpless pig led to slaughter

2. Nathan _____________ to learn more about his situation.
a) questioned Weasel
b) asked to go to the privy
c) looked out the window

3. When the ropes were too short to tie Nathan, Weasel _____________.
a) locked the door to the cabin and put the key in his pocket
b) locked Nathan in the cellar
c) tied Nathan to a chair with a rag

4. Nathan figured Weasel's cabin was east of Ezra's wegiwa by _________________.
a) examining the stars as he went to the privy
b) watching the sun rise in the window
c) recalling the direction he was heading the first time he saw Weasel

5. Nathan escaped Weasel by ____________.
a) wresting the gun away from Weasel while he slept
b) sliding through a chink between two logs in the cabin wall
c) hitting Weasel over the head with the chair

6. Nathan left _______________.
a) riding on Job and dragging Crabapple
b) riding west on Job
c) running through the dense brush where Weasel could not follow

7. Nathan found his way by _________________.
a) remembering the map Ezra had drawn
b) following the Ohio River
c) retracing his path back to his family's cabin and starting from their using the directions he knew

8. When Nathan returned to Ezra's wegiwa, he found ___________.
a) Pa looking almost like his old self
b) Molly had hurt her ankle
c) Ezra had gone hunting
d) no one there

9. Nathan compared his feelings to ______________.
a) all horrible things Weasel has done
b) being on the dark side of the river and not being able to reach the good side of the river
c) being in a deep pit and being unable to climb out

10. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Weasel?

a) Nathan frees himself from the chair.
b) Nathan escapes on Job.
c) Weasel ties Nathan to a chair with dirty rags.
d) Nathan wrests the gun from Weasel.
e) Weasel is unable to tie Nathan with the short ropes.
a) e, c, a, b, d
b) e, c, a, d, b
c) e, d, a, b, c
d) a, b, c, e, d

11. Which statement about Weasel contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) Nathan takes Job with him as he escapes but leaves Crabapple behind.
b) Nathan wrests the gun away from Weasel and leaves the cabin.
c) Because Weasel has had too much whiskey to drink, he ties the dirty rags loosely.
d) Pa is looking like his old self when Nathan returns to Ezra's wegiwa.

12. Which statement is NOT true about the theme of this story?
a) Nathan is wrestling with his thoughts because he didn't seek revenge against Weasel when he had the chance. (Good versus Evil)
b) Nathan is having negative thoughts about Weasel. (All people have a dark side.)
c) If Weasel continues to hurt people he will probably be hurt in return. (What goes around comes around.)
d) Nathan fights his way through the wild untamed woods to Ezra's wegiwa. (Civilization versus Savagery)



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