Weasel ~ Chapters 17-19
Quiz
Pa and Molly were excited about going to ____________.
- Colin Whitfield's birthday party
- the picnic
- the barn raising
- the fiddle contest
Nathan dressed in _____________ for the special event.
- a new shirt Molly had made
- his old clothes
- his best Sunday clothes
- one of Pa's suits
What does Nathan mean when he says Job is full of beans?
- Job had eaten nothing except beans that winter.
- Job was sluggish and did not want to pull the wagon.
- Job was playful and excited to be out of the barn.
How did Molly, Pa, and Nathan feel as they traveled to town?
- eager and excited
- unsettled and ill at ease
- gloomy and depressed
- anxious and worried
Eli played the fiddle so well people said he _____________________.
- practice forty hours a week
- must have made a pact with the devil
- have been born with a fiddle glued to his neck
Two years earlier a man came to town who had lost his memory. People began calling him ____________.
- What's His Name
- Hector Whynot
- John Doe
Eli got ______________ for winning the fiddle contest.
- a blue ribbon
- a small trophy
- a five-dollar gold piece
- a medallion
After the day in town Nathan was surprised that ______________.
- he still had energy to take care of Job
- he hadn't thought about Weasel all day long
- he could play the fiddle
- he wanted to dance
Pa told Nathan that if they had a good crop, he would see about buying him _______________.
- a gun
- his own horse
- a new pair of boots
- a fiddle
Ezra left Molly a letter saying ________________.
- he needed her help
- he was going to Kansas
- he missed seeing her
- he couldn't go to town to the fiddle contest
Ezra left Nathan his tall black hat, and he made ______________________ for Molly.
- a locket
- a carved blue jay
- a beaded pair of moccasins
Which statement from Weasel in an opinion?
- Without the sad parts, the rest wouldn't sound so sweet.
- The face of a young girl was carved on the front half.
- Ezra was going to Kansas.
- There's plowing and planting, and kinfolk in Kansas, and whistling and fiddling, too.
The closing line of Weasel, "They'll be part of every song I play," implies ______________.
- Nathan will become a famous musician
- Nathan will write songs only about Ezra
- Nathan will never forget Ezra
- Nathan will hurt less in time
The conflict in this story is mostly the result of which event?
- Weasel's treatment of people
- The Indian Removal Act
- cheap, rich farmland in Ohio
- Ma's death