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Ta-Na-E-Ka

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  • Fill in the blank. Mary and Roger tried to _________ on food the day before Ta-Na-E-Ka
    custom
    horrendous
    gorge
    mutter
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  • Fill in the blank. It was __________ of Mary to take five dollars for Ta-Na-E-Ka.
    nourish
    mutter
    gorge
    shrewd
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  • What hidden trait in Grandfather is revealed during the end of the short that helps end to the resolution?
    his sense of humor
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  • After Mary returns from her Ta-Na-E-Ka, what shocks her about herself?
    Her boldness (audacity)
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  • Which term bests describes Mary's character?
    resourceful
    lazy
    cowardly
    stubborn
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  • Why is Mary angry when Ernie says the Ta-Na-E-Ka is silly?
    He insulted her heritage and she is proud to be a Kaw.
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  • When Mary returns from her Ta-Na-E-Ka, Grandfather says that:
    He loved the sweet berries that Mary said were rotten.
    Mary will never know how to survive
    Mary must do her Ta-Na-E-Ka again the right way
    he survived his Ta-Na-E-Ka by eating a deer the whole time
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  • Mary's ability to survive on her own says all of the following about Mary EXCEPT
    she had clever ideas and used them while keeping tradition
    she no longer wanted to be a Kaw
    she could never have survived a real Ta-Na-E-Ka
    she rebelled against tradition and made fun of the Kaw
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  • Choose the correct definition for the word: loftiest
    richest
    lowest
    smallest
    highest
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  • Choose the correct definition for the word: shrewdest
    most clever
    most beautiful
    most innocent
    most difficult
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  • Choose the correct definition for the word: grimaced
    clapped with joy
    smiled with happiness
    shook with fear
    twisted face in disgust
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  • “I FELT SICK, AND ROGER TURNED GREEN. “IT’S A DARN GOOD THING IT’S 1947, “ I TOLD ROGER TEASINGLY. “YOU’D MAKE A TERRIBLE WARRIOR. ROGER JUST GRIMACED. WHAT DOES THE WORD GRIMACED MEAN?
    twisted the face to express pain, anger or disgust
    laughed quietly
    skipped away, cheerfully
    started crying softly
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  • Choose the correct definition for the word: gorging
    eating ravenously
    running quickly
    walking slowly
    digging sharply
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  • Choose the correct definition for the following word: audicity
    sense of humor
    eating ravenously
    boldness; courage
    most clever
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  • Why did Mrs. Richardson, the teacher, not support Mary's dislike for Ta-Na-E-Ka
    She explained that we all face rituals of some kind
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  • What evidence shows Mary's cleverness?
    "I'll go toward the river, if it's OK with you."
    "A hamburger and milk shake, " I said.
    "Mrs. Richardson, would you lend me $5?"
    "Grandfather never once mentioned I couldn't eat hamburgers.
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