◼︎ Introduction / cover - page 2

  1. Look at the cover. Write about three (3) things you notice.

  2. Look at the map before the contents.

    • What kind of bird do you think is illustrated?

  3. What US state and which lake are noted on the map?

  4. Look at the contents.

    • What are the Ojibwe words for summer, fall, winter and spring?

  5. Who was the only person left alive on Spirit Island? (p. 1)

  6. What was this person wearing? (p. 1)

  7. How had the other people on Spirit Island died? (p. 1)

  8. Tell about Wiiwakwaan. (p. 2)

  9. Who might look after the baby? (p. 2)

  10. Who do you think the main character of Birchbark House might be? (p. 1-2)

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