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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Chapter 1 1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more. 2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.

1.Tao found a wolf and he fed it but he couldn't take him with him. 2.Tao liked to paint but he couldn't do it because he wasn't a chosen one. 3.Tao could of took the wolf and hide him somewhere. 4.What Tao could of done is show them how he draws and then they can dicide if he's a chosen one or not.

Chapter 2 What two important events happen in this chapter? 1.Tao found the wolf and saw that the wolf had piece of bone stuck in his tooth.So he tried to take it out.And he did 2.Tao had a dream that he found a cave and he saw stones filled with paints and he started painting when he woke up he figured it was only a dream.

Chapter 3 1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?

3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.

1.Tao and Ram hunt really well together. 2.Tao tells Volt that it will be better if they hunt with wolf dogs. I feel really mad at Tao because he wants to hunt with wolf dogs. And wolf dogs are demons to us. So if you want to go hunt with wolf dogs go we don't need you here.

Chapter 4 In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.

The story Boy of the Painted Cave theres a boy and his mother.If you ask me I think that the boys mother is the best mother in the world.She is brave too."It was the law of the clan when the children were left for the hyenas.But your mother wouldn't let go.She is kind too."She kept you alive."And she was good at making things."She made necklaces of ivory and antlers.That is it folks.

Chapter 5 1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? 2. Which is easier for him and why?

1.He tries to draw a horse and a wolf dog. 2.The wolf dog is easier because he was able to see him up close.

Chapter 6 1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they? 2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? 3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?

1.Tao hunts with a wolf dog and he hunts in for bitten areas. 2.He paints on the cave walls. 3.That he's a good man.

Chapter 7 Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?

1.I thought that Graybeard sounded like Volt that tells him all the things that are wrong. 2.I agree with Graybeard because it is true that he can get killed. 3.It was true for those times but not now.

Chapter 8 An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways. The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today. What situation did you imagine?

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.

1.If both parents want to be truck drivers to earn some money there children will have to stay with someone for a long time. And if both parents have an accident the kids will become orphans. 2.I think that only one parent should go and one stays.

Chapter 9 Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? What does this tell you about his character?

1.I think that Graybeard change his mind because Tao did what he wanted to do. 2.That hes a good man and hes flexible.

Chapter 10 1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"? 2. What almost happened to Tao?

1.The mountains that walk are mamoths. 2.Tao almost got squoshed by the foot of a mamoth.

Chapter 11 Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why? Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

I think that Graybeard is a good teacher because he taught him how to do a lot of things like how to mix colors. I would not like to be taught by him because I wouldn't like to be torcherd like this.And my dream isn't to draw anyway.

Chapter 12 1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most? 2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?

The ingredients were blood,fat,red earth,and honey.The blood was what surprised me. Tao is afraid because he thinks that Graybeard is going to die.

Chapter 13 1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain. 2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.

I think that it was not a good idea because Volt was never going to change his mind. I think that Tao was going to cross the river to get Ram.

Chapter 14 1. Why does Tao cross the river? 2. What decision does Graybeard reach?

Tao crosses the river because he hears a noise that is coming from the other side. He dicids that Tao was going to be the next cave painter.

Chapter 15 What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?

Tao's lamp is put off and he can't see where he is going through the cave

Chapter 16 Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.



Chapter 17 Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.

When we finished I was so shock.First because Tao fights a saxson.The because Volt is his father that was what really shock me. And better yet Tao becomes the next cave painter.

Chapter 18 Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?

Tao feels that he needs to go to the mountain poeple so that he can proof himself as the new cave painter.