How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What is the importance of Isaac’s visions in the novel?

A) They create confusion about what will happen.

B) They guide him in preparing for important events.

C) They help him to understand the spiritual realm.

D) They foreshadow the downfall of the Nahullos.

2. What does Isaac’s early narration in the novel reveal about his understanding of the tribe’s displacement?

A) He has a deep understanding of what is happening.

B) He understands very little of it.

C) He is confused about the Choctaws’ relationship with the Nahullos.

D) He recognizes his connection to the physical world.

3. What does Isaac’s description of himself as a ghost foreshadow in the novel?

A) That something terrible is going to happen

B) The deaths of the tribes

C) Isaac’s death

D) The attack of the Nahullos

4. Based on the Choctaws’ actions following the Treaty Talk, what can the reader infer about their connection to the land?

A) It is a physical flesh-and-blood connection.

B) They do not have a home.

C) It is not hard for the people to leave it.

D) The Choctaws will miss the land.

5. How does the Choctaw tribe react to the Nahullos destroying their homes?

A) They feel resentment toward the Nahullos.

B) They attempt to have meetings to appease them.