1. Next Spring an Oriole Jeopardy
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2. Who is the main character and narrator of Next Spring an Oriole?
Characters– 10 points
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3. What was Papa’s job?
Characters – 20 points
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4. What is Mama’s favorite hobby?
Characters– 30 points

5. How did the Mitchell’s help Taw-cum-e-go-qua
How did the Mitchell’s help Taw-cum-e-go-qua? How did Taw-cum-e-go-qua help the Mitchells?
Characters– 40 points

6. How does the Potawatomi life differ from that of the settlers
How does the Potawatomi life differ from that of the settlers? What are the reasons for these differences?
Characters – 50 points

7. The Mitchells were traveling to Michigan from where?
Along the Trail– 10 points

8. Why do Papa, Mama, and Libby leave their home in a covered wagon and set out for Michigan?
Along the Trail– 20 points

9. What was wrong with the Native American girl that the Mitchell’s took care of as they were traveling?
Along the Trail – 30 points

10. Give me three details that show us the Labelles do not have a lot of money.
Along the Trail – 40 points

11. What trail do the Mitchells travel on once they are in Michigan?
Along the Trail – 50 points

12. What is a deed?
Vocabulary – 10 points

13. What were the deerskin shoes called that Native Americans wore on their feet?
Vocabulary – 20 points

14. What is the difference between a farmer and a trapper
What is the difference between a farmer and a trapper? Why don’t they get along?
Vocabulary– 30 points

15. What does it mean to “muddy the chinks” when building a log cabin?
Vocabulary – 40 points

16. Why do people girdle trees?
Vocabulary – 50 points

17. What is Historical Fiction?
History– 10 points

18. How was traveling in 1837 different than it is now?
History – 20 points

19. How were getting food and cooking meals in 1837 different than they are today?
History– 30 points

20. When Taw-cum-e-go-qua was sick, she was treated by Libby’s mother with a tea made from herbs. If you were sick today, would you be treated differently? How?
History – 40 points

21. Why would a government want to send Potawatomi families “far from their homes”?
History – 50 points

22. What is the name of the bear chained up in the Labelle’s yard?
Random – 10 points

23. An acre of land in 1837 cost $1.25. If you wanted to buy 10 acres of land, how much would you have to spend?
Random – 20 points

24. What type of bird did Papa shoot in the woods to eat for dinner?
Random – 30 points

25. Give me 3 items you would NEED to bring in your wagon if you were traveling across the country and why.
Random – 40 points

26. Why is the title of this book Next Spring an Oriole?
Random – 50 points