Question

religious powers. historians call them shamans. people believed that these individuals had special knowledge or skills, such as the ability to heal the sick or to pray to the forces they felt guided them. folktales are one way that american indians share their history, costumes, and traditions. the following folktale originated in the pacific northwest. trickster becomes a dish two brothers lived on a river near the mountains. one brother became ill, and the other tried to cure him. there were no fish there so he threw sticks into the water. they turned into fish, but they didnt cure his sick brother. the brothers set off down the river in a canoe. eventually they reached the sea and rowed to the land of the salmon. there the strong brother hid and the sick brother turned himself into a beautiful wooden dish. he set himself afloat in an area where people had caught all the salmon behind a dam. a man found the dish and gave it to his daughter. whenever she ate salmon from the dish, her leftovers always disappeared. the sick brother disguised as the dish was eating her salmon. soon the sick brother grew well. as he and his brother left, they broke the dam and made the salmon follow them back across the sea and up the river to where they lived. now every year the salmon swim from the sea up into the rivers and streams where the two brothers and their people can eat them. c. a person believed to have special religious powers d. a person who teaches children 9. why did the brothers travel to the land of the salmon? a. to find food and help cure the sick brother b. to escape their village c. to catch salmon to sell d. to ask for directions 10. according to the story, why do salmon swim up rivers every year? a. to find warmer water b. because of the path the brothers created c. to lay their eggs d. to search for wooden dishes

Explanation:

For question 9: The story says one brother was ill and there were no fish. So they went to the land of salmon likely for food (fish) to help the sick brother.
For question 10: The story states that when the brothers left, they made the salmon follow them back across the sea and up the river. So salmon swim up rivers because of the path the brothers created.

Answer:

1. A. to find food and help cure the sick brother
2. B. because of the path the brothers created