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Unit 2 Assessment
1. How does living with the Salmon People help the
boy learn how to respect salmon? (8.5F)
a. The boy was fearful while living with the
salmon and wanted to please them.
b. The boy played with the salmon children and
wanted to protect these new friendships.
c. The boy was able to see the salmon as
humans living similarly to him and not just as
food.
d. The boy wanted to respect the salmon so he
was not eaten like the other salmon children.
2. Which sentence from the selection best
shows the boy’s change in attitude toward
the salmon? (8.7B)
a. Salmon Boy taught the people all of the
things he had learned.
b. There, deep in the river, the Salmon
People took him with them.
c. She spoke to him and held him and
gradually he began to shed his salmon
skin.
d. He quickly found the one fin he had
missed, threw it in and the child was
healed.
3. Which statement best states the main message of
this selection? (8.7A)
a. For the Haida people who eat salmon properly,
the Swimmer provides knowledge.
b. If the Haida people show the salmon respect
and gratitude, the salmon will provide life.
c. When the Haida people die, they journey to the
deep ocean to live with the Salmon People.
d. After eating the salmon, the Haida people must
throw all the bones into the water in order to
appease the spirits.
4. What is the best summary of the selection?
(8.6D)
a. A boy among the Haida people was
warned that the spirits of the salmon
were displeased with him. The boy
listened and started to show respect
toward the salmon. He died because he
could see through his sides.
b. A mother from the Haida people warned
her son to show respect and gratitude for
the salmon that he ate. He did not listen.
The salmon expressed their displeasure
with the boy and explained to him what
he needed to do differently.
c. A boy from the Haida people would look
with disgust at the salmon he ate and
throw it on the ground. One day, while
swimming with the other children, he was
swept away by a current. The boy went
to live with the Salmon People and
learned of their ways. He stayed until he
saw an old salmon.
d. A boy belonging to the Haida people was
not grateful or respectful toward the
salmon. As a result, the Salmon People
took him to their village and taught him
how to respect the salmon. The boy now
belonged to the salmon and temporarily
returned to his village to show what he
learned.
5. Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader
6. Which sentence from the selection supports
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Unit 2 Assessment
understand what current means? (8.2B)
a. could not swim
b. swept him into the deepest water
c. sank into the river
d. down to the river
the claim that the salmon meant life for the
people? (8.6C)
a. They had left their bodies behind for the
humans, and the animal people to use
as food.
b. After he had spent the winter with the
Salmon People, it again was spring and
time for them to return to the rivers.
c. He did as he was told, but one day after
he had eaten, when it came time for the
children to come up to the village from
the stream, he heard one of them crying.
d. The boy swam with them, for he
belonged to the Salmon People now.
7. Which phrase from paragraph 2 best serves as an
antonym context clue for the word moldy? (8.2B)
a. with disgust
b. meal of salmon
c. the meat was good
d. upon the ground
8. For the Haida people, showing respect for the
salmon most likely represents- (8.6C)
a. the opportunity to be a valued member of
their village.
b. the importance the salmon play in the
survival of their village.
c. their desire to learn from past
experiences
d. the chance for them to use their
imagination
9. Which of these best demonstrate the moment when
Salmon boy realizes the importance of respecting
the salmon? (8.7C)
a. Then the boy realized he had not thrown all of
the fins back into the stream. He quickly found
the one fin he had missed, threw it in and the
child was healed.
b. When they swam past his village, his own
mother caught him in her net.
c. “I cannot stay with you long,” he said, “you
must remember what I teach you.”
d. He was a healer now and helped them when
they were sick.
10. The final sentence of paragraph 9 suggests
that Salmon Boy likely feels- (8.7B)
a. peaceful
b. frustrated
c. insincere
d. hopeful
11. In paragraph 5, Salmon Boy chooses to search for
the boy’s missing fin most likely because he- (8.5F)
a. is fearful that he will also lose his foot.
b. has come to realize the importance of
respecting the salmon.
c. did not want the spirits of the salmon to be
displeased with his behavior.
d. desired to become a healer for the village.