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Indian In the CupboardChapter 3Thirty Scalps
Omri figured out part of a puzzle.What did he think brought the Indian to life?

What else became real besides the Indian?

What was Omri’s experiment?

Did his experiment succeed?YES or NO

What kind of Indian is Little Bear?

Why didn't Little Bear want the teepee?

What did Little Bear want to eat for breakfast?

What did Little Bear call the ground?

Under what circumstances did Little Bear get the scalps?

Why didn't Omri want to tell anyone about his Indian?

What did Omri and the Indian experience with the horse once it was alive?

Why didn't the Indian want Omri to touch the horse?

How did Little Bear calm the horse?

What do you think will happen once the Indian and horse are outdoors?



Chapter 4 INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDTHE GREAT OUTDOORS
WHAT WAS THE GREAT ADVENTURE IN THIS CHAPTER?

OMRI SAYS HE WAS ABLE TO SEE THINGS FROM THE INDIAN'S POINT OF VIEW.WHAT DID HE MEAN?

WHY DID OMRI ADMIRE LITTLE BEAR? P 39

HOW DID LITTLE BEAR GET HURT? p.41

WHAT MAGIC HELP DID OMRI GET FOR LITTLE BEAR? P 42

MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC AND MAGIC THINGS.FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE MIGHT KEEP A MAGIC COIN, RABBIT'S FOOT, PIN, STONE, OR PIECE OF ROCK WITH HIM/HER AT ALL TIMES.SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC POWERS OF STARTS, WELLS, FORTUNE TELLERS, RIVERS, HORSE-SHOES, OR EVEN ANIMALS.

IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AS MAGIC--(YOUR OPINION)?

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANY MAGIC, OR HAD ANYTHING "MAGICAL" HAPPEN TO YOu?


TOMMY  INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD  CHAPTER 5

WHO IS TOMMY? WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CHAPTER?

1.WHAT WILD TALE DID OMRI TELL THE MEDICAL ORDERLY? p 45

2.WHAT DID THE MEDICAL ORDERLY THINK OF WAR?

3.WHY DID OMRI TAKE HIS BROTHER'S MAGNIFYING GLASS? P 46

4.WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DID OMRI HAVE?

5.LITTLE BEAR GAVE ORDERS FOR THINGS HE WANTED. WHAT DID OMRI HAVE TO GET?



INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD 
CHAPTER 6 THE CHIEF
WHO IS THE CHIEF?

IS THE DEAD INDIAN LITTLE BEAR?

WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CHAPTER?

1. WHERE DID OMRI LEARN ABOUT IROQUOIS INDIANS?

2.HOW DID OMRI ACT IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY?

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3.WHAT DID OMRI LEARN ABOUT THE IROQUOIS?

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4.HOW DID LITTLE BEAR SHOW HE WAS UNGRATEFUL?

5.WHY WASN'T IT AS EASY TO TAKE THE BOW, ARROWS AND HEADDRESS FROM THE OLD INDIAN AS IT HAD BEEN FROM THE KNIGHT?

HOW DID LITTLE BEAR SHOW HE WAS UNFEELING? P.59



INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD CHAPTER 7 UNINVITED BROTHERS
1.WHY DID OMRI'S BROTHERS COME INTO HIS ROOM? P.65

2.WHAT DID THE BROTHERS SEE? P 65

3.WHAT DID THE BROTHERS HEAR? P65

4.WHY DIDN'T OMRI WANT TO PUT A HANDFUL OF SOLDIERS INTO THE CUPBOARD?P70

SUPPOSE YOU HAD A MAGIC RING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU TWO INCHES TALL FOR ONE HOUR IF YOU RUBBED IT ONCE, OR TEN FEE TALL FOR ONE HOUR IF YOU RUBBED IT TWICE.(WHEN THE HOUR IS UP YOU WOULD BE THE SIZE YOU ARE NOW--UNTIL YOU RUBBED THE RING AGAIN.WRITE A STORY

TELLING WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU WHILE YOU WERE TWO INCHES TALL.(WHAT WERE SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES?WHAT WERE THE DANGERS? WHAT DID YOU DO?)YOU MAY, IF YOU PREFER, WRITE ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURES WHILE YOU WERE TEN FEEL TALL.

WRITE YOU STORY ON A CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER, WITH A HEADING, AND BE VERY NEAT.WE WILL POST THE BEST STORIES.



INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD CHAPTER 8 COWBOY
PATRICK WANTS JUST ONE PLASTIC MAN TO BE ALIVE.DO YOU THINK OMRI WILL LET HIM DO THIS?WHAT WILL PATRICK CHOOSE, AND WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN?

1.WHY WAS OMRI RELUCTANT TO LET PATRICK MAKE MAGIC? P75

2.WHY DID PATRICK AND OMRI FIGHT?

3.WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIGHT?

4.HOW DID LITTLE BEAR REACT ABOUT LOSING HIS MEAT? P76-77

5.WHEN DID PATRICK USE THE MAGIC CUPBOARD? P78

6.HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT OMRI WAS A VERY SENSITIVE BOY?P78

WHAT TERRIBLE THING HAPPENED TO PATRICK? P80



INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDCHAPTER 9
ON PAGE 88 MIME MEANS

ON PAGE 93 PROSTRATE MEANS

WHO IS IN THIS SHOOTING MATCH?

WHAT DID OMRI COMPARE HIS ROOM TO? P 86

THE COWBOY THOUGHT HE WAS "SEEING THINGS," HAVE 'ALLUCINATIONS IN DELIRIUM TREME.EXPLAIN (P. 87)

WHY DIDN'T OMRI PLAN TO TRY THE EXPERIMENT AGAIN? (P.90)

WHAT DID OMRI THREATEN TO DO TO LITTLE BEAR IF HE INSISTED ON SHOOTING ARROWS? (P. 93)_

OMRI MADE A BARGAIN WITH LITTLE BEAR TO KEEP HIM FROM SHOOTING ARROWS AND KILLING THE COWBOY.What was the bargain?



PAGES (97-104)INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDCHAPTER 10
WHAT DOES THE WORD TRUCE MEAN?
Who is in on the truce in this chapter?

Why was there a truce?

How did Omri bring about the truce? (p. 99)

What kind of fight did the Indian and the cowboy have? (p. 102-103)

Who was the referee?

WHAT DOES TRUCE MEAN?WHY WAS THERE A TRUCE?
TRUCE 

WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE TRUCE?



PAGES 104-114INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDCHAPTER 11
1.Which character did not like to wash?

2.How did the imprisoned Little Bear cause trouble for Omri?

3.What outrageous thing did Little Bear want at school? P113

4.Read the directions to the following Indian Game.

One person sits in the middle of a circle and closes his/her eyes.Someone is called the "Indian" who is sitting in the circle.This person starts a rhythm like clapping hands, snapping fingers.The "Indian" changes rhythm and the person in the middle has to guess the "indian".Then that person goes into the middle. Draw a picture describing the game below.

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Play this game for the class.Get together with your group and decide how you will do this.Let me know when you will be ready to teach this game and model it for the class.Since the classroom is so crowded, we will go outside to do this.



Pages 115-126INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDCHAPTER 12
What is the worst thing that happened in this chapter?

What did Patrick do when he was nervous in Mr. Johnson's office?

Did he talk to him about his Indian and cowboy?

What did he tell Mr. J.?

CHOOSE A FRIEND AND 

Role Play
 

 ONE of the following situations for the class:
You are in the principal's office.You are the principal and Patrick has just come in.
Omri and Patrick are discussing why Patrick should not put the cowboy in the cupboard.

Little Bear and the Chief

INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDChapter 13

What will Mr. Johnson do now?

If you were Mr. Johnson, what would you do?

"Omri felt their friendship trembling on the edge of destruction." p. 128

EXPLAIN THE ABOVE SENTENCE......

WHY DID OMRI SAY THAT PATRICK COULDN'T HAVE THE COWBOY AND INDIAN?

What promise was Little Bear going to hold Omri to?

How did Omri get in trouble in art class?

What trouble did Omri have with Mr. Yapp? P137

Who defended Omri?

Who helped Omri besides Patrick?

Page 12INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDCHAPTER 14

Something very sad happens to one of the characters in this chapter.What was it?

What does the title of this chapter, "The Missing Key", refer to?

Why did Omri's brothers hide the cupboard?

Why did the boys, the Indian and the Cowboy watch the TV Western program?

What did the Indian do?

Why?

Why didn't Omri get the medical orderly?(p 152)

How did you feel as you read this part of the story?

INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARDTHE UNDERFL0OR ADVENTURE

WHY DID THE AUTHOR NAME THIS CHAPTER THE UNDERFLOOR ADVENTURE?

WHY DID FATHER TAKE UP THE CARPET AND FLOOR UNDER OMRI?

Why were the boys afraid to go to sleep?P 161

What did the boys and Indian do to solve the mystery of the key and the problem rat?

Why did they desperately need the key?

Little Bear and Cowboy had another fight about TV that made Patrick laugh.How did Indian insult Cowboy? P 166

How did Omri bring the Indian and Cowboy together?

HOW WILL THIS STORY END?

CHAPTER 16BROTHERSINDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD 

OMRI REACHED A SERIOUS DECISION IN THIS CHAPTER.WHAT WAS IT?

WHEN DID PATRICK AND OMRI DECIDE TO SEND THEM BACK?

How did Omri and Little Bear say goodby?

EXPLAIN WHY

1.Omri doesn't tell his family about the magic cupboard and key because

2.Little Bear gives many orders to Omri because

3.Omri tells Patrick his secret about the magic cupboard and key because

4.Omri and Patrick take Little Bear and Boone to school because

5.Omri decides not to bring a lot of plastic figures to life because

6.Omri and Little Bear and Little Bear and Boone become blood brothers because

7.Omri returns the small people to their times because

Indian in the Cupboard

Omri celebrates his *************He receives a number of 

presents including an old ****************from his brother 

Gillon and a secondhand plastic **************from his friend 

Patrick.He is thrilled with the cupboard and his mother 

provides an old, old ***********that can lock and unlock the cupboard.

He puts the plastic Indian in the cupboard,**********it, and falls 

asleep.

But the cupboard and key work a powerful ***********.The 

plastic Indian come to ***********.He is a real person, transported 

from a real time in America's ********.His name is Little Bear, and 

he and Omri begin a fascinating relationship.Then, Patrick, the