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How did the girl feel at the beginning of the story?
She was afraid of the night.
Who chased sky bear into the sky?
hunters
What is Sky Bear?
A group of stars
In "The Seven Mateinnu", how are the wise men still like people after they turn into rocks, trees, and stars?
They can still hear, think, feel, and answer questions from other humans.
What are myths?
Fictional stories that explain things
In “The Seven Mateinnu,” the stars began as
7 wise men
According to this tale. how is the Sky Bear formed?
Hunters chase a bear into the sky and it becomes Sky Bear.
When the Mother of All the People gives Ko—tci—man—yo the bag. she says what?
Do not open this bag.
When Ko-tciman-yo opens the bag, only a few of the stars remained to be placed in patterns in the sky. True or false?
True
When someone asks for "advice" from the seven wise men, they are asking for money. True or false?
False
Why do the wise men want to hide?
The wise men are tired of being asked for advice.
How do the wise men solve their problem at first?
The wise rnen turn thernselves into seven big stones.
When the seven wise men accepted that they could not hide, what is their solution?
They changed themselves into seven stars dancing in the middle of the sky.
Who is the author of "The Earth under Sky Bear's feet"?
Joseph Bruchac
How many myths does Grandmother tell in this story? What are the names of those myths?
Three myths: Sky Bear, The scattered stars, The seven Mateinnu
Which ethnicity are the grandmother and her granddaughter? Where are they from?
They are Iroquois, a native people from New York state.
