Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-3

Reading Check

1. What are the only two things that Cloyd knows about his father?

2. What hyphenated word does Susan use to describe Cloyd?

3. Which fruit “[was] treasured at White Mesa”?

4. Which animal is most important of all to the Utes?

5. What name does Cloyd take for himself?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Summarize the plan that Cloyd concocts in order to visit his father. What does he learn when he sees his father?

2. Describe Cloyd’s family background. How does this shape his present circumstances?

3. Where did the Weminuche Utes originally live? Why were they forced from their homes, and where did they resettle?

4. What discovery does Cloyd make in the cave, and what does he do with the discovery?

Paired Resources

“History: The Navajo”

• The Utah American Indian Digital Archive shares a plethora of resources regarding the Navajo tribe.
• This connects with the theme The Native American Identity and Forgiving Oppressors.
• Based on the text as well as the above resource, how was the Navajo tribe affected by the colonizing European settlers?