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Kaya - An American Girl Trivia Quiz

Kaya is a young girl of the Nez Perce tribe in this 6 book series from the 'American Girl' collection. (written by Janet Beeler Shaw). These questions are from books 1-3.

A multiple-choice quiz by rg27. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
rg27

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
301,257

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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205

Question 1 of 10

1. Kaya is a member of the Nez Perce tribe. What do they call themselves? Hint

Tlingit

Chinook

Nimiipuu

Zuni

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Question 2 of 10

2. What type of home do Kaya and her family normally live in? Hint

A wickiup

A tipi

A wigwam

A longhouse

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the first book, "Meet Kaya", Kaya acquires a nickname that she hates. What is it? Hint

Running Mouth

Finger Cakes

Sly Fox

Magpie

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Question 4 of 10

4. What happens to Kaya the next time she acts selfishly in a crisis? (Book 2-"Kaya's Escape") Hint

Kaya and Speaking Rain are captured by enemies.

Sparrow breaks an arm.

Wing Feather breaks his ankle.

Speaking Rain is blinded.

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Question 5 of 10

5. There is another slave that Kaya befriends. What is his name? (Book 2-"Kaya's Escape") Hint

Touch the Clouds

Lone Dog

Two Hawks

Cut Cheek

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Question 6 of 10

6. The people that enslave Kaya and Speaking Rain are of the Pawnee tribe.(Book-2 "Kaya's Escape")

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Kaya, Speaking Rain and Two Hawks manage to escape from their captors in the middle of the night.(Book-2 "Kaya's Escape")

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In book 3, "Kaya's Hero", Kaya is befriended by Swan Circling, a warrior woman with no husband or children of her own.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What gifts does Swan Circling leave Kaya? (Book-3 "Kaya's Hero") Hint

Her saddle and her name

Her Bow and arrows

A dancing dress and mocassins

Her abalone earrings

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happens to Swan Circling? (Book-3 "Kaya's Hero") Hint

She is thrown from her horse

She's trampled in a buffalo stampede

She is killed in battle

She drowns in the river

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Kaya is a member of the Nez Perce tribe. What do they call themselves?

Answer: Nimiipuu

(NIM-MEE-POO). The Chinook and Tlingit are both tribes of the Pacific Northwest, while the Zuni lived in the Southwest.

2. What type of home do Kaya and her family normally live in?

Answer: A longhouse

A 'Wickiup' is a term used to describe the sphere-shaped one room dwelling of many American Southwest tribes, while 'Wigwam' usually refers to those in the Northeast. These homes could be covered with bark, grass, reeds or mats. A tipi is a cone-shaped dwelling used primarily (but not exclusively) by natives of the plains and was usually covered in animal skins or birch bark. Used by tribes on both coast, a longhouse could be as long as 100 feet or more and could hold as many as 20 or more families.

3. In the first book, "Meet Kaya", Kaya acquires a nickname that she hates. What is it?

Answer: Magpie

She is called Magpie for thinking of herself first and neglecting her younger twin brothers. Finger Cakes is the nickname given to her Grandmother as a child.

4. What happens to Kaya the next time she acts selfishly in a crisis? (Book 2-"Kaya's Escape")

Answer: Kaya and Speaking Rain are captured by enemies.

Kaya and her sister, Speaking Rain, are taken far into buffalo country and made slaves. Speaking Rain is already blind when the series begins. Wing Feather and Sparrow are their younger twin brothers.

5. There is another slave that Kaya befriends. What is his name? (Book 2-"Kaya's Escape")

Answer: Two Hawks

Two Hawks is a member of the Salish tribe. Although their languages are different, they become friends anyway, communicating by sign language. Cut Cheek is the boyfriend of Kaya's older sister, Brown Deer.

6. The people that enslave Kaya and Speaking Rain are of the Pawnee tribe.(Book-2 "Kaya's Escape")

Answer: False

The tribe that captures Kaya and Speaking Rain is never revealed. Only the fact that they are buffalo hunters.

7. Kaya, Speaking Rain and Two Hawks manage to escape from their captors in the middle of the night.(Book-2 "Kaya's Escape")

Answer: False

Kaya and Two Hawks escape together. Although Kaya is forced to leave Speaking Rain behind, she promises to rescue her as soon as she can.

8. In book 3, "Kaya's Hero", Kaya is befriended by Swan Circling, a warrior woman with no husband or children of her own.

Answer: False

While it's true Swan Circling has no children, she is married. Saving her husbands' life is how she became a warrior woman.

9. What gifts does Swan Circling leave Kaya? (Book-3 "Kaya's Hero")

Answer: Her saddle and her name

She leaves Kaya her prized saddle, and when she is ready to use it, her name.

10. What happens to Swan Circling? (Book-3 "Kaya's Hero")

Answer: She is thrown from her horse

Tragically, she is thrown from her horse while returning with medicine for a sick baby. Although she does not make it back herself, the horse, with medicine, arrives in time to save the child.

Source: Author rg27

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