Weasel ~ Chapters 9-10
Quiz
While traveling through the woods at night Nathan heard __________.
- an owl
- Ezra
- deer
- raccoons
The sharp snapping sound Nathan heard behind him in the woods was ____________.
- animals
- a branch falling
- thunder
- Weasel
When Weasel told Nathan to come on out of his hiding place, Nathan _____________.
- turned and ran
- threw the wooden stick at him
- yelled out so loudly Weasel was startled
When Nathan came to, he was _______________.
- tied up on a dirt floor in the corner of a cabin
- trapped inside a crate on the back of a wagon
- bound by vines against a tree in the woods
Weasel was cussing ________________.
- as he tried to dig the bullet from his leg
- because he had to carry Nathan back to his cabin
- when the mule wouldn't move
Weasel and Ezra had been ____________.
- enemies from the day they first met each other
- trappers hunting coon pelts to send back East
- government agents sent to remove the Indians
Weasel not only cut out Ezra's tongue, but he also ___________.
- killed Ezra's wife
- burnt down Ezra's home
- shot Ezra's foot
Weasel bragged about ____________.
- killing the horse
- fighting the Shawnee
- building his cabin
- taking Pa's rifle
Which question does Chapters 9-10 answer?
- Why did Weasel not return home?
- How long had Weasel lived in the area?
- Why did Weasel cut out Ezra's tongue?
- What is Weasel going to do with Nathan?
Read this passage from Weasel.
Weasel's voice filled with mockery. "Then he takes up with a squaw - a squaw!"
This passage implies that ________________.
- Ezra is using common sense
- squaws are only useful to do the cooking
- women are unimportant
- Weasel feels he is better than the Shawnee
The main conflict at the end of Chapter 10 is _____________________.
- how will Nathan get away from Weasel
- what will happen to Pa
- what will Ezra do now that Nathan has been captured
Which statement about Weasel is an opinion?
- Weasel is a cruel and evil man.
- Nathan is tied up in the corner of Weasel's cabin.
- Pa is sick from an infection caused by an animal trap.
- Weasel shot himself in the leg.