Nathan was upset because __________________.

1.   ?    he saw Weasel sneaking around Ezra's wegiwa
2.   ?    he forgot to leave food and water for the animals
3.   ?    Molly left without telling him where she was going

Nathan knew the way to go home by _________________.

1.   ?    memorizing a map Ezra drew in the dirt
2.   ?    remembering the way he came the night before
3.   ?    following Crabapple, the mule

As a weapon Nathan took __________________.

1.   ?    a knife
2.   ?    a bow and arrows
3.   ?    a rifle
4.   ?    a wooden club

What happened to Pa's gun?

1.   ?    The gun was lost, and Pa was too sick to tell where it was.
2.   ?    The gun snapped in two trying to get Pa's leg out of the trap.
3.   ?    Weasel has the gun.

What season does this story take place?

1.   ?    Fall
2.   ?    Winter
3.   ?    Spring
4.   ?    Summer

Cynthia DeFelice uses foreshadowing when she says the following:

The woods all around, which usually felt friendly and familiar, seemed cold and uncaring.

The subtle hint she was dropping was about which later event in the story?

1.   ?    the slaughter of the animals
2.   ?    Ma's sickness and death
3.   ?    Pa's accident
4.   ?    Nathan's meeting with Weasel

Miz Tizz was killed by _______________.

1.   ?    a clubbing
2.   ?    a stab with a knife
3.   ?    a gun shot to the head

The difference between savages and civilized men was ________________.

1.   ?    living in a cabin instead of out in the open
2.   ?    being able to read and write
3.   ?    burying their dead
4.   ?    taking care of their animals

Nathan decided to spend the night _________________.

1.   ?    sleeping at home in his own bed
2.   ?    traveling back to Ezra, Molly, and Pa
3.   ?    sleeping out in the woods in a secret hideaway

Which of these titles best reflects the main idea of Chapters 7-8?

1.   ?    The Successful Trip
2.   ?    Help At Last
3.   ?    Nathan's Revenge
4.   ?    The Upsetting Return Home

Based on the story, it is likely that ______________.

1.   ?    Molly and Ezra will worry about Nathan
2.   ?    Miz Tizz will eat all the food in one day and become sick
3.   ?    Job and Crabapple will be shot
4.   ?    the piglets and chickens will go hungry

Which sequence best describes the order of events in this story?

a) Ezra draws a map for Nathan to find his way back to the cabin.
b) Nathan finds the animals have been killed.
c) Nathan travels through the woods back home.
d) Nathan remembers he forgot to leave food and water for the animals.

1.   ?    a, c, d, b
2.   ?    c, d, a, b
3.   ?    d, c, b, a
4.   ?    d, a, c, b