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THE WORLD ON THE TURTLE’S BACK

Selection Test B/C

Comprehension

Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer. (6 points each)

1. When the wife insists on getting bark from the roots of the great tree, she shows that the gods

A. ignore the rules sometimes B. know that the tree can heal C. feast whenever they want

D. live in the center of the universe

2. When the woman falls from the Sky-World, the birds’ actions show that animals

A. have the same strength as people

B. depend on them to take the lead

C. recognize the importance of women

D. have a special relationship with gods

3. What does the gods’ reaction to the woman’s fall tell you about the role of the gods in Iroquois culture?

A. More gods are needed to watch the humans.

B. The Iroquois do not respect their gods.

C. The gods are not concerned with human matters.

D. Humans need to get the gods’ attention.

4. The diversity of plants on the Great Tree is important to the creation myths of the Iroquois because the tree’s

A. roots bring many plants to earth

B. leaves provide the gods with food

C. bark provides the earth’s only medicines

D. flowers decorate sacred ceremonies

5. What does the woman do to grow the earth?

A. makes the world out of clay

B. walks in the direction of the sun

C. asks the fish to bring her more dirt

D. prays over the muskrat

6. What does the twins’ competition to make animals in this creation myth explain?

A. how the animals reflect their creators

B. why some animals burrow underground

C. how nature keeps each type of animal in check

D. why some animals eat both meat and plants

7. Why does the myth say the left-handed twin

“died and he didn’t die”?

A. It is impossible to totally destroy evil.

B. An individual should never kill his brother.

C. Anyone who is loved will never die.

D. Nothing on earth ever really dies.

8. The Iroquois call the right-handed twin the

“Master of Life” because he

A. creates many items in the world

B. represents the sun, which is vital for all life

C. rules everything found on the earth

D. survives when his brother dies

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9. The left-handed twin’s choice of weapon

suggests that he

A. is too lazy to select a better weapon

B. knows that his brother is supposed to win

C. believes that his brother is weak

D. wishes to continue fighting with his brother

10. The Iroquois would be most likely to honor

the left-handed twin when

A. harvesting their crops

B. gambling on wild plum pits

C. getting ready to plant in the spring

D. preparing for war

Written Response

Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the myth. Write a sentence or two on a separate sheet of paper. (10 points each)

11. Describe how the grandmother and the left-handed twin each disobey the rules.

12. How does the right-handed twin finally learn how to win the battle with his brother?

Extended Response Answer one of the following questions based on your knowledge of the myth. Write one or two paragraphs on a separate sheet of paper. (20 points)

13. What evidence in this myth supports the idea that there will always be mysteries about the world’s creation? Use details from the myth in your response.

14. Challenge Choose either the left-handed twin or the right-handed twin and explain how the sharp arrow represents that twin. Use details from the myth to support your response.

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Answer Key

Selection Test B/C

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Comprehension

1. A

2. D

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. C

7. A

8. B

9. B

10. D

Short Response

11. The grandmother disobeys the rules in the

Sky-World when she asks for bark from the tree

(lines 18–20). The left-handed twin disobeys the rules by being born through his mother’s left armpit, which kills her (lines 91–93).

12. The twins’ deep minds enter each other. The right-handed twin lies to the left-handed twin, and the left-handed twin tells the truth (lines

160–164).

Extended Response

13. Responses will vary. Students may describe the following details from this myth that support

the idea that there will always be mysteries about the world’s creation:

A. At the beginning of the myth, the storyteller explains that no one knows why the woman wanted bark from the roots of the Great

Tree (lines 18–19). This detail shows that

the gods’ motivations are not always known.

B. No one knows how the woman falls though the hole in the floor of the Sky-World, whether she slips or her husband pushes

her (lines 27–28). This detail shows that the reasons for events are not always clear.

C. No one knows the identity of the man who lays arrows on the girl (lines 76–78). This detail shows that not all of the gods’ actions are explainable.

D. No one knows how much the left-handed twin has to do with the making of man (lines 134–135). This detail shows that the creation of humankind is mysterious.

14. Responses will vary. Students who choose to describe the right-handed twin may say that the twin is sharp, smart, forceful, and honest; however, he is also impatient and has a quick temper. Students may make the following points to support their responses:

A. The sharp arrow can represent the right- handed twin because he is angry with his brother for killing their mother (lines

105–106). Here, sharpness represents anger.

B. The right-handed twin’s forceful and forthright nature is “sharp” (lines 106–109).

C. The right-handed twin shows a sharp mind when he makes more herbivores than his brother makes carnivores (lines 119–121).

D. The right-handed twin shows a sharp intelligence when he creates plants that the creatures can eat (lines 129–130).

E. The right-handed twin is victorious over his brother and kills him with the deer antler. The right-handed twin then takes control of the living world (lines 167–171). The sharp arrow represents power in this instance.

F. The right-handed twin kills his grandmother and makes the moon out of her head (lines

179–183). His act indicates impatience and

a quick temper.

Students who choose to describe the left-

handed twin may say that the twin is also smart and forceful but is dishonest, stubborn, and deadly, and they may describe the following details to support their response:

A. The left-handed twin kills his mother by insisting on not being born in the normal way (lines 91–93). The twin is the sharp arrow here because he is destructive.

B. The left-handed twin is sharp and devious and always lies (lines 109–112).

C. The left-handed twin creates carnivores (lines 119–120, 123, and 127) that kill and eat herbivores. In this instance, his

sharpness is represented in the power and destructive nature of the carnivores.

D. The left-handed twin creates poisonous plants (lines 130–132). Again, the twin is sharp and destructive.

Answer Key

E. The left-handed twin also creates plants that

can be used as medicines (lines 132–133). Although the medicines can be beneficial, some can be destructive.

F. The left-handed twin is called “Flint,” a name that indicates sharpness (line 189).

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THE WORLD ON THE TURTLE’S BACK

THE WORLD ON THE TURTLE’S BACK

Copyright by McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin Company

Copyright by McDougal Littell , a division of Houghton Mifflin Company.

Copyright by McDougal Littell , a division of Houghton Mifflin Company.

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