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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Robinson Crusoe does Matt begin Attean's lesson on the the second day of reading classes?
(a) The passage about a battle at sea.
(b) The passage about signing a treaty.
(c) The passage about being born in the heart of New York City.
(d) The passage about surviving a storm.

2. What does the stranger ask for that Matt doesn't have?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Cider.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Fruit.

3. Who is Saknis?
(a) A fur trader.
(b) A trapper.
(c) An Indian child.
(d) An older Indian man.

4. What does Matt still have a few grains of in a tin after the break in?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Flour.
(c) Salt.
(d) Cornmeal.

5. Why does Matt skip the part about where Crusoe was born when he reads to Attean?
(a) He thinks it will be uninteresting to Attean.
(b) It makes Matt homesick for New York.
(c) It contains diffcult words that Attean will not be able to pronounce.
(d) He thinks it will make Attean furious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Matt know that the stranger intends to stay the night?

2. When Matt's father says, "Aye, it's yourn," what does the word "aye" mean?

3. Who bakes the johnnycake that Matt eats after hunting?

4. What does the stranger admire and say that is "worth a passel of beaver"?

5. What is the "white stuff" that has spilled?

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