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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Attean use to describe Crusoe when Crusoe goes back to the ship?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Strong.
(d) Weak.

2. What is the sweet ingredient that Matt that is disappearing because he uses it a lot?
(a) Corn syrup.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Honey.

3. What animal does Matt want to be his next target?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A hedgehog.
(d) A muskrat.

4. What does Matt believe that the Indians desire most as treatment from white settlers?
(a) Rifles.
(b) Flour.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Politeness.

5. When Attean cooks the fish, how does he get it over the flames?
(a) He wraps the fish in leaves and puts it on the fire.
(b) He puts sticks through the entire fish and holds it over the fire.
(c) He uses a hot rock on the fire.
(d) He builds a grill and puts it over the fire.

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

7. What is the first sign to Matt that something bad has happened to his cabin while he was gone?
(a) The door was torn off and broken.
(b) He heard voices from within the cabin.
(c) He smelled smoke.
(d) The garden was robbed.

8. How old will Matt be in seven weeks from the day his father leaves?
(a) Fourteen years old.
(b) Twelve years old.
(c) Thirteen years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

9. When Matt asks Attean to show him how to kill a rabbit, what is it that piqued his interest in learning to hunt as Attean?
(a) How Attean's rabbit was killed without a hole in it.
(b) How he caught such a large rabbit.
(c) Attean's bragging about his hunting skills.
(d) Saknis's bragging about his grandson's hunting skills.

10. After the boys both catch fish, how does Attean start a fire?
(a) From a hollowed out log.
(b) From a small rock.
(c) From small twigs.
(d) From dried pine needles.

11. What is Matt's bed made of?
(a) Oak leaves.
(b) Moss.
(c) Spruce boughs.
(d) Hemlock boughs.

12. On the first trip that Attean and Matt make into the woods to hunt rabbits, what weapon did Attean bring?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A knife.
(d) A snare.

13. Why does Matt decide that the cause of the break-in couldn't be Indians?
(a) Indians would have left a gift.
(b) Human beings wouldn't scatter food like this.
(c) Indians don't like the white settlers' food.
(d) Indians are afraid on cabins built on their territory.

14. What is the main source of Matt's frustration with gardening?
(a) The cold weather.
(b) Birds and animals.
(c) Not enough rain.
(d) Not enough sunshine.

15. What crop does Matt have to tend to every day in his garden patch?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Corn.
(d) Green beans.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the man asks whether Matt is alone at the camp site, how does Matt respond?

2. When Matt sees his cabin in shambles, what does he expect is the cause?

3. How often is Matt instructed to cut a notch in the stick?

4. What is it that Attean had to find before he could teach hunting to Matt?

5. In the midst of a bee swarm, what does Matt think will be his escape?

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