Weasel ~ Chapters 13-14
Quiz
As they were getting ready to return home, Nathan was upset because ___________.
- he thought Pa wasn't well enough to travel
- he didn't want to leave Ezra
- Weasel still had Crabby and Pa's saddle
- Molly was moving too slowly
Pa said that ____________.
- Ezra had lived in the woods for a long time by himself and he would be fine without them
- killing Weasel wouldn't change much at all, except for bringing them closer to being like him
- Nathan would get his revenge on Weasel sooner or later, to just give it some time
Leaving the wegiwa was ____________.
- hard for Pa, Nathan, Molly, and Ezra
- a blessing for all
- easy for everyone
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?
- metaphor
- personification
- simile
Nathan and Colin Whitefield like to play _______.
- Daniel Boone
- sheriff and outlaws
- marbles
- robbers
Pa told Nathan and Molly of how Daniel Boone ___________.
- fought the Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo
- led a group of settlers through the Ohio Territory to find new land to settle
- was captured by the Shawnee for taking hides and leaving meat to rot
When Molly was a baby ___________.
- Congress passed the Removal Act
- Weasel kidnapped her
- Daniel Boone came to visit Pa and stayed overnight in their cabin
The townsfolk were torn between _____________.
- making the army stay to help defend their homes or having them make the journey to Kansas with the remaining Shawnee
- moving to Kansas for better farmland or staying in Ohio
- killing Ezra and his Shawnee wife or leaving them to live in peace
Ma and Pa were kind to Ezra and Gives-light-as-she-walks. In return ______________.
- they brought fresh milk for the children from their cow
- they helped clear the land for a garden
- they left gifts such as toys for the children
Ma and Pa learned about how Gives-light-as-she-walks was killed _________________.
- from Weasel
- from the talk in town
- by Ezra in a visit
Which information from the passage supports the conclusion that Ezra is an kind man?
- I thought I could feel Ezra out there.
- But one day I found some medicine left out on the wall, and I knew that Ezra was still watching out for us.
- Your mama and I didn't believe all the nonsense, but we knew the hermit was Ezra.
- Ezra wasn't much of a talker.
The narrator of this story can best be described as _____________.
- generous and forgiving
- jealous and competitive
- encouraging and helpful
- angry and revengeful
What is the main idea of Chapter 14?
- Pa explains Ezra's story to Nathan and Molly.
- Nathan enjoyed playing Daniel Boone who was a brave hero.
- The townsfolk were torn between following the Removal Act or letting the Shawnee live peacefully as neighbors.
Why is this story best described as a work of fiction?
- The book tells the story of an American hero, Daniel Boone.
- The book is the work of the author's imagination.
- The book gives facts that really happened in American history such as the Removal Act passed by Congress.