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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains Chapter 11 and Chapter 12
By Linda Fredrick
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Question 1
1.
What did Chief Joseph say about the Blue Coats that makes their way of fighting shameful?
The Blue Coats were too scared to fight.
The Blue Coats killed their women and children first.
The Blue Coats don’t fight on horses.
Question 2
2.
How does Sound of Running Feet feel towards war as she and her clan escape from Big Hole?
She still wants to fight.
She still thinks the Nee-mee-poo can win.
She now fears for her people as they have lost so many.
Question 3
3.
Swan Necklace said no bullets could kill him if he had his _____________.
war whistle
marriage blanket.
rifle.
horse
Question 4
4.
How does Swan Necklace's war whistle protect him?
It hurts the Blue Coats' ears
It makes his horse gallop faster.
It makes him feel brave.
Its piercing cry calls for his guardian spirit to protect him.
Question 5
5.
Why does Sound of Running Feet doubt Swan Necklace's war whistle and his guardian spirit's protection.
She feels it is a silly Ne-mee-poo tradition
Sound of Running Feet doesn't think the whistle is loud enough to call his guardian spirit
All the other warriors died, and they were not protected by their guardian spirtis.
Sound of RUnning Feet knows that the guardian spirtis only protect them during dayliight hours.
Question 6
6.
After the battle at Big Hole, Lean Elk was disgraced as he failed his people.
True
False
Question 7
7.
How was Lean Elk, the new leader, described at the end of Chapter 11?
Lean Elk was a careless leader who casued the deaths of many of the Ne-mee-poo
Lean Elk was a young warrior with a tight mouth and burning eyes
Lean Elk was a young leader who will lead them to the land of the Crows safely.
Question 8
8.
Type the quote from Chapter 11 that shows that Sound of Running Feet is changing from how she was at the beginning of the book?
Question 9
9.
What did the Ne-mee-poo all agree about regarding the whites?
The whites were all enemies.
They could trust the white settlers.
The whites were trying to help them
Not all the white people were bad, some were trying to help them.
Question 10
10.
What caused the Ne-mee-poo great anger regarding the white settlers from Bitterroot Valley?
The white settlers that smiled at them and sold them sugar had fought with the Blue Coats, killing the clan's women and children.
The white settlers would not sell them supplies or food
The white settlers would not fight on the Ne-mee-poo's side when they asked for help.
Question 11
11.
What is Lean Elk's plan to stop General Howard and his men from catching up with them?
They planned to pretend to surrender and then double back and retreat to Canada
They would steal the General's herds so that the Blue Coats could not follow them.
They would hide in the mountains until General Howard's troops passed them.
Question 12
12.
Who pulled a knife on Sound of Running Feet when she followed the warriors to the Blue Coat's camp?
Too-hul-hul-sote
Swan Necklace
Lean Elk
Chief Joseph
Question 13
13.
Why was it the happiest of times for the Ne-mee-poo after the raid on General Howard's camp?
They were almost to Lapwai.
They had beaten Howeard's troops multiple times, and had stolen his horses/mules.
They no longer were at war
They now had plenty of food to eat.
Question 14
14.
Type the quote from Chapter 12 that shows that Sound of Running Feet is not like the other girls in the tribe?