Three Legends by Yoko Mia Hirano

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Book: Three Legends
Author: Yoko Mia Hirano
ISBN: 978-0-02-202837-4

Introduction

1. In what area of the U.S. do the Quileute people live?
2. Where do Thunderbirds live?
3. What is the name of the first story?
4. What is this story about?
5. What is the name of the most famous story of the Quileute people?
6. Why is this story famous?

Chapter 1: The Creation of the Quileute

7. What lived on the plains? (A)
8. Did A have names, homes, and were they happy?
9. What did A have spirits of?
10. On what item did the young wolf fall asleep? (B)
11. What made B different?
12. What did B turn to? (C)
13. What did C change the young wolf to?
14. What did C turn the rest of the pack to?
15. What did the pack change to?
16. What name did C give the pack?

Chapter 2: The Legend of Thunderbird

17. Where did the Quileute people live? (D)
18. Where is the Quillayute River located?
19. Why did the Quileute people move to the prairies?
20. What happen to the weather after they moved to the prairies?
21. What happen to the river?
22. Based on what happened to the river, could the Quileute people go fishing?
23. What condition caused the people to die from the weather?
24. What caused the people to become afraid and not want to go outside?
25. What caused them to get sick?
26. Who called a meeting?
27. Who/What do you think is the Great Spirit?  Use your background knowledge to support your answer.
28. Where does the Great Spirit live?
29. The Great Chief of the Quileute says on page 8, “If that is the wish of the Great Spirit, then we must die bravely.”  What does he mean by this?
30. After the Great Spirit prayed, he said they must now wait to see what the Great Spirit decides.  What would you do if you were part of the tribe?
31. After so many days without news from the Great Spirit, how would you feel?
32. How did the Great Spirit respond?
33. What came out of the ocean?
34. What was the dark shape?
35. Describe the shape that came out of the ocean.
36. What caused the eyes of the villagers/tribe to hurt?
37. Describe the beak of the bird.
38. What did Thunderbird have in its claws?
39. What did Thunderbird give the Quileute people?
40. What cause and effect saved the Quileute people?

Chapter 3: The Great Spirit and Thunderbird

41. What areas did Thunderbird rule?
42. Who was afraid of Thunderbird?
43. What did Thunderbird enjoy to hunt for fun?
44. What did the Great Spirit ask of Thunderbird?
45. Did Thunderbird obey the Great Spirit?
46. Describe Thunderbird and The Great Spirit’s first confrontation.
47. What did Thunderbird do after their first confrontation?
48. What was Thunderbird’s response to the Great Spirit’s plea to stop hunting whales?
49. How did Thunderbird die?
50. What was the effect of the water rising and falling when the Great Spirit and Thunderbird fought?
51. Why do Quileute people have no known relatives?

Jin by Bob McCall

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Book: Jin
Author: Bob McCall
ISBN: 978-0-02-202750-6

Chapter 1: Free

1. What was the big wooden house called?
2. Where were the barracks located?
3. What was the little sister’s name?
4. What was the older sister’s name?
5. What filled the harbor air?
6. Were the people allowed to leave the barracks without permission?

Chapter 2: Gateway to the Pacific

7. Who led Li Mei to the dock?
8. Why couldn’t the girls cross the border to see their father?
9. What is a boycott?
10. What could be accomplished by boycotts according to Mrs. Chow?
11. Who always wanted to hear a story?
12. Who was brought by boat from San Francisco to cook?

Chapter 3: The Cook, the Poet, and the Letter

13. When were the women allowed out of the barracks?
14. What did Big Kwan give the girls?
15. Who did Jin run into on the way to see her mother?
16. What was this man doing?
17. Why was this man carving a poem on the wall?
18. Why didn’t the man write the poem on paper?
19. What did Jin’s father’s letter say?
20. Who came to Jin and her mother as they were heading back to the barracks? (A)
21. What job did A have on the island?

Chapter 4: The Test

22. Li Mei asked, “why is it so hard to get into America?”  Why was it difficult for her family to get into the U.S.?
23. Who in the U.S. was afraid of Chinese workers?  Why were they afraid?
24. Mrs. Schwartz told Li Mei that she wasn’t taking a test.  She was just going to answer some questions.  What was the reason for the questions?
25. What is a “paper daughter”?
26. How many people questioned Li Mei?
27. What type of questions did the three men ask?
28. One of the officers asked, “Who is Old Ming?”  What did she answer?
29. One man asked, “What happened to his family?”  How did Li Mei answer this question?
30. The man with the glasses asked, “Little girl, could you tell me where the well in your village is?”  What was Li Mei’s answer?
31. Where did Li Mei say the well was located?
32. What is Li Mei’s job at the village?
33. How did Li Mei feel after the interview/test?
34. Mrs. Schwarz said she came to the U.S. from another country.  Which country is she from?
35. Who gave Li Mei the news that she was going to the U.S.?