Weasel ~ Chapters 13-14

1. As they were getting ready to return home, Nathan was upset because ___________.
a) he thought Pa wasn't well enough to travel
b) he didn't want to leave Ezra
c) Weasel still had Crabby and Pa's saddle
d) Molly was moving too slowly

2. Pa said that ____________.
a) Ezra had lived in the woods for a long time by himself and he would be fine without them
b) killing Weasel wouldn't change much at all, except for bringing them closer to being like him
c) Nathan would get his revenge on Weasel sooner or later, to just give it some time

3. Leaving the wegiwa was ____________.
a) hard for Pa, Nathan, Molly, and Ezra
b) a blessing for all
c) easy for everyone

4. Read this statement from Weasel.

The forest wrapped itself quietly in a blanket of whiteness as we headed home.

Which type of figurative language is Cynthia DeFelice using?
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) simile

5. Nathan and Colin Whitefield like to play _______.
a) Daniel Boone
b) sheriff and outlaws
c) marbles
d) robbers

6. Pa told Nathan and Molly of how Daniel Boone ___________.
a) fought the Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo
b) led a group of settlers through the Ohio Territory to find new land to settle
c) was captured by the Shawnee for taking hides and leaving meat to rot

7. When Molly was a baby ___________.
a) Congress passed the Removal Act
b) Weasel kidnapped her
c) Daniel Boone came to visit Pa and stayed overnight in their cabin

8. The townsfolk were torn between _____________.
a) making the army stay to help defend their homes or having them make the journey to Kansas with the remaining Shawnee
b) moving to Kansas for better farmland or staying in Ohio
c) killing Ezra and his Shawnee wife or leaving them to live in peace

9. Ma and Pa were kind to Ezra and Gives-light-as-she-walks. In return ______________.
a) they brought fresh milk for the children from their cow
b) they helped clear the land for a garden
c) they left gifts such as toys for the children

10. Ma and Pa learned about how Gives-light-as-she-walks was killed _________________.
a) from Weasel
b) from the talk in town
c) by Ezra in a visit

11. Which information from the passage supports the conclusion that Ezra is a kind man?
a) I thought I could feel Ezra out there.
b) But one day I found some medicine left out on the wall, and I knew that Ezra was still watching out for us.
c) Your mama and I didn't believe all the nonsense, but we knew the hermit was Ezra.
d) Ezra wasn't much of a talker.

12. The narrator of this story can best be described as _____________.
a) generous and forgiving
b) jealous and competitive
c) encouraging and helpful
d) angry and revengeful

13. What is the main idea of Chapter 14?
a) Pa explains Ezra's story to Nathan and Molly.
b) Nathan enjoyed playing Daniel Boone who was a brave hero.
c) The townsfolk were torn between following the Removal Act or letting the Shawnee live peacefully as neighbors.

14. Why is this story best described as a work of fiction?
a) The book tells the story of an American hero, Daniel Boone.
b) The book is the work of the author's imagination.
c) The book gives facts that really happened in American history such as the Removal Act passed by Congress.



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