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“The Bear Boy” Study Guide
1. Why does Kuo-Haya’s father neglect his son? pg. 220
C. He is mourning the death of his wife.
D. He is preoccupied with wrestling and running.
2. Why does Kuo-Haya follow the tracks of the bear?pg 220-221
A. He has not heard what the villagers say about the bears.
B. He wants to find and kill the bear to prove his courage.
3. What prior knowledge about bears suggests that the mother bear will come whenKuo-Haya is playing with her cubs?
A. Mother bears stay close to their cubs.
B. Bears live in large family groups.
4. In what part of the story’s plot does this event occur?
Kuo-Haya looked up and saw the mother bear standing above him.
A. the exposition B. the rising action
5. Which of the following choices would best help you predict what will happen in astory?
C. the names and ages of the characters
D. story details and prior knowledge
6. In “The Bear Boy,” how does the mother bear treat Kuo-Haya?pg. 221
C. She urges him to play with her cubs.
D. She helps him reunite with his father.
7. Kuo-Haya does not try to return to the village because
A. he is happy with the bears. B. he is afraid of the bears.
8. Using prior knowledge about human behavior and the information in the following passage, what can you predict will happen in “The Bear Boy”?
Although the father tried to follow, the mother bear stood up on her hind legs and growled. She would not allow the father to come any closer.
B. Kuo-Haya’s father will allow nature to show him the solution.
C. Kuo-Haya’s father will befriend the cubs and reason with the mother bear.
9. When he leaves gifts for the bees, Kuo-Haya’s father reveals that he is changing. What does his action show?
A. He is learning to use love to get his son back.
B. He has become smarter than the bears.
10. Which event is part of the rising action of “The Bear Boy”?
C. Kuo-Haya becomes a great runner and wrestler.
D. Kuo-Haya’s father talks to the medicine man.
11. The climax of “The Bear Boy” occurs when
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C. Kuo-Haya’s father figures out how to get his son back.
D. Kuo-Haya’s father promises to be friends with the bears.
12. The resolution of “The Bear Boy” occurs when
A. the mother bear defends Kuo-Haya and outwits Kuo-Haya’s father.
B. Kuo-Haya returns to the village and shows that he is no longer timid.
13. From the bears, Kuo-Haya’s father has learned
A. to treat his son well.
B. to be fierce and cruel.
14. Why has Kuo-Haya’s story become a legend?
C. It reminds parents to show love for their children.
D. It explains how Kuo-Haya became a great wrestler and runner.
Vocabulary and Grammar
15. Which of the following events in “The Bear Boy” demonstrates that Kuo-Hayais timid?
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C. Kuo-Haya looks down and slips away when other boys race or wrestle.
D. Kuo-Haya walks into the bears’ cave when his father calls to him.
16. In which sentence is the word neglected used correctly?
B. The neglected trail was well marked and easy for Kuo-Haya to follow.
C. Kuo-Haya’s father neglected his son, and so the boy felt unloved.
17. Which verb in the following sentence from “The Bear Boy” is a linking verb?
“You are right,” he said. “I will go and bring back my son.”
A. are B. said C. go D. bring
18. Which choice includes all of the action verbs in the following passage from “The Bear Boy”?
So Kuo-Haya’s father went back to his home. He was angry now. . . . But the medicineman came to his lodge and showed him the bear claw that he wore around his neck.
A. went, came B. showed, wore C. went, came, showed, wore