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What does the word “Lusa “mean in Choctaw language?
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Black (p.20)
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What happens to Lusa’s mother, Ashia, in the Bear Bowl at the zoo?
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She gets sick and the flat-faces remove her from the Bear Bowl; they shoot her with a tranquilizerdart. (p.96-97)
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What kind of bears are Kallik and Taqqiq?
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Polar bears (p.6)
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Why does Toklo continue to be driven away by other bears as he forages for food?
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The other bears drive him away because they are protecting their territory. (p.175)
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Who is the author of The Seekers: The Quest Begins?
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Erin Hunter (Title page)
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What zoo animals did Lusa see from the top of the tree?
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A tiger, flamingos, monkeys (p 64)
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Where does Lusa live?
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In a zoo (p.20)
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How did Lusa escape from the zoo?
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She tried to get out of one of the doors in the Bear Bowl and got shot with a tranquilizer dart. Shewas then moved to a “flat face den” for observation. She climbed through an open window in theroom and fell into the bushes below. (p.203-205)
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How did King react when Lusa questioned him about what it was like to live in the wild?
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He was resentful and told her that she would never live in the wild so to stop pestering him aboutit. (p.65)
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What skill does King teach Lusa to do?
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Climb a tree. (p. 60-61)
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Name 2 animals that Kallik encountered on her journey to land.
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Gray whales and walruses (p. 137,139)
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Why does Toklo resent Tobi?
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Because he is sick and weak and a burden to him and his mother. He causes the family to have tomove slowly in their quest for food. Toklo is jealous of the attention his mother gives to Tobi.(p.35)
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What happened to Kallik when she tried to eat the bird eggs?
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The mother bird attacked her and pecked her on the head. (p.118-119)
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What promise does Lusa make to Oka?
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That she will find her cub, Toklo. (p.174)
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What does Oka think will happen to her?
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She will be put to sleep and her spirit will go to the Great Salmon River (p.172)
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What did Oka do the day after she arrived in the Bear Bowl?
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She attacked the feeder and had to be shot with a tranquilizer dart. (p.168)
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What is a “firebeast”?
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A car/automobile (p. 161)
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Why does Toklo’s mother abandon him?
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She is sad about losing Tobi and says she can’t watch her cubs die. She tells Toklo to go away anddon’t come back. (p.108)
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What happened to Tobi on the journey to the river?
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He died (p.78)
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What is Toklo’s brothers’ name?
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Tobi (p.34)
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What event causes Kallik to be separated from her mother, Nisa, and brother, Taqqiq?
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Nisa is attacked and killed by killer whales, orcas. (p.57)
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Why was Toklo’s mother, Oka, so angry at him over Tobi’s death?
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She was mad that Toklo did not wake her up when he realized that Tobi was dying.(p.79)
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What does Lusa call the people/humans at the zoo?
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Flat-faces (p. 21)
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What kind of bear is Toklo?
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A grizzly bear (p.32)
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What happened to Toklo’s mother, Oka?
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She was captured and moved to the zoo’s Bear Bowl. (p.145)
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What was Kallik following to guide her on her journey?
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The Pathway Star (p.133)
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What kind of bear is Lusa?
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A black bear (p.20)
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What event happens to Toklo when he attempts to fish for salmon by himself?
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A large male grizzly, Shoteka, attacks him and holds him underwater; the current drags himdownriver. (p.106)
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Which bear was the storyteller in the Bear Bowl?
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Stella (p.25)
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What amphibian did Kallik kill and eat at the pond?
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A frog (p.117)
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