Wintering - William Durbin



Wintering

William Durbin

Name __________________________ Reading 6 (ROOM 107)

Chapter 1: Bear for Breakfast, pp. 1-7

1. Name and describe the bowman Beloit. _____________________________

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2. For whom did Pierre work?______________________________________

3. What was his job?____________________________________________

4. What route would the traders follow? _____________________________

5. What was Pierre’s philosophy of hunting?____________________________

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hivernaut (p. 14) _______________________________________________

Chapter 2: The Rendezvous, pp. 8-21

6. What, when, and where was the Rendezvous?

what?_______________________________________________________

when?_______________________________________________________

where?______________________________________________________

7. If Pierre paddled 57,000 strokes in a 15 hour day, how many strokes did he take per minute?_______________________________________________

8. What did the voyageurs trade for furs?____________________________

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9. What happened to Pierre’s friend named Kennewah? ___________________

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moore (p. 8)___________________________________________________

Anishinabe (p. 10) _______________________________________________

rendezvous (p. 11) ______________________________________________

hivernaut ( p. 14) _______________________________________________

Height of the Land (p. 14) _________________________________________

hibowin (p. 17) _________________________________________________

Chapter 3: The Long Carry, pp. 22-27

10. What wager did Beloit make about his friend LaPetite? ________________

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portage (p. 22) ________________________________________________

pose (p. 24) ___________________________________________________

Chapter 4: Height of the Land, pp. 28-39

11. Describe each of the following voyageurs.

McHenry ____________________________________________________

Beloit _______________________________________________________

LaPetite _____________________________________________________

Augustine ____________________________________________________

Louie _______________________________________________________

Pierre LaPage _________________________________________________

12. Describe the Baptism ________________________________________

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Chapter 5: Saganaga, pp. 40-53

13. How did the XY Company and voyaguers treat one another? _____________

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Chapter 6: Night Journey, pp. 54-61

14. Describe the night journey. ____________________________________

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Chapter 7: Wildfire, pp. 62-64

15. How were the voyageurs warned of the impending forest fire?___________

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Chapter 8: Pictographs, pp. 65-75

16. What did McHenry and Pierre have in common? ______________________

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17. What was the story of the pictographs in Crooked Lake? _______________

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18. What near disaster struck at the Curtain Falls Portage? _______________

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Chapter 9: Crane Lake Fort, pp. 76-89

19. Why did McHenry split his brigade into two groups? __________________

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20. Why wouldn’t Pierre admit he’d studied the poetry of Lucretius? ________

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21. How were McHenry’s hands scarred? _____________________________

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22. Where did the voyageurs plan to build their fort? ___________________

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23. Describe the Ojibwe Indians at Windigo Point. ______________________

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24. How did Rat’s Liver trick McHenry into giving him his coat? _____________

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Chapter 10: Windigo Point, pp. 90-93

25. Why were Pierre and the crew worried about McHenry? _______________

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26. How did Beloit nearly ruin the deal? ______________________________

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Chapter 11: Bastille Day, pp. 94-100

27. Why did the Ojibwe never take liquor? ___________________________

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28. What difficulties did Pierre and Louie have with their job of peeling bark from trees? __________________________________________________

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29. Why did McHenry give Pierre a book written in English? _______________

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30. What did the Ojibwe women call Beloit? __________________________

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Chapter 12: Sweat Lodge, pp. 101-106

31. What is a sweat lodge and what is it’s purpose? _____________________

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32. Why did Pierre compare the sweat lodge to his First Communion? ________

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Chapter 13: Manitou, pp. 107-117

33. What made up the Windigo Point Trading Post? ______________________

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34. How did Pierre develop his friendship with Red Loon? _________________

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35. Why was wild rice important to the Ojibwe? _______________________

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manitou (p. 111) ________________________________________________

manomin (p. 116) ________________________________________________

Chapter 14: Denning Up, pp. 118-124

36. How did the voyageurs prepare for winter? ________________________

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Chapter 15: Pluses and Minuses, pp. 125-129

37. What was Marie Antoinette? __________________________________

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Chapter 16: Onabinigizis or Moon of the Crusted Snow,

pp. 130-136

38. Why did the voyaguers wait for snow before trapping? ________________

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39. What legends did the Ojibwe and voyageurs share? __________________

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Chapter 17: Making Ice, pp. 137-142

40. What were the effects of the winter’s cold? _______________________

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fusillade (p. 137) _______________________________________________

Chapter 18: Holiday Bride, pp. 143-147

41. Who became William McHenry’s bride? ___________________________

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Chapter 19: Stalking the Long Shadows, pp. 148-163

42. Describe the signs of cold weather. ______________________________

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43. How did Pierre and Red Loon kill the moose? _______________________

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Chapter 20: Equinox pp. 164-169

44. What was the result of Pierre’s cold hunt and who helped him recover? ____

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equinox (p. 164) ________________________________________________

Chapter 21: Sugar Bush, pp. 170-174

45. What was the signal the sap was running? _________________________

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46. What was made from the sap? _________________________________

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sugar bush (p. 173) ______________________________________________

Chapter 22: Last Testament, pp. 175-184

47. What happened to Beloit? _____________________________________

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48. Based on Pierre’s reaction to Beloit’s death, how would you describe Pierre?

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Chapter 23: Grand Portage Bound, pp. 185-191

49. What was a lob pine? _________________________________________

Draw one on the bottom of this page.

50. Why did the voyageurs spare the bear instead of shooting it for food? _____

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51. How had Pierre changed since the journey began? ____________________

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crown (p. 186) _________________________________________________

Abwi (p. 187) __________________________________________________

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