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Story Study Guide
In Two Worlds: A Yup’ik Eskimo Story
Prepare and due on ____________________ _
After reading the story over, please prepare yourself for the written test by answering the
following questions. Underline the correct response to the multiple-choice questions. Begin
and end your sentences correctly, besides making sure that you restate the question as part of
your answer for the short response questions.
1. When she was growing up, Mary Ann’s family provided light by burning
a. kerosene or seal oil
b. seal oil or fish oil
c. whale oil or kerosene
2. Who buys most of the herring eggs from the Yup’ik Eskimos?
a. the Mexicans
b. the Canadians
c. the Japanese
3. What happened to the first seal Oscar killed?
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4. According to Billy, how are things changing in Alaska?
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5. What were the tools of the early Yup’ik Eskimos made of?
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6. How did Yup’ik families heat their homes before they got fuel oil stoves?
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7. Why does Billy make his children do their homework?
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8. What do Alice and Billy want their children to learn?
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9. A main idea in this story is
a. Mary Ann was born outside on the tundra
b. in the summer, birds come to the area around Scammon Bay
c. the Yup’ik Eskimos live in a new world but follow the old ways
10. For what purpose was this story written?
a. to tell about a boy’s life and family
b. to inform the reader about the country of Vietnam
c. to explain why it is important to defend yourself
VOCABULARY this week!
Fill in the blanks with the words from the word bank.
secluded traditional intricate resource precarious
1. The _______________________ way of sharing a boy’s first catch is
passed from one generation to the next.
2. Life for the Yup’ik Eskimos was hard and ______________________ .
3. The Yup’ik made __________________ snares, nets, and traps completely
by hand.
4. The name for something that can be used is a ____________________.
5. Many tribes lived in areas that were ____________________ from other
people.