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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who goes with Matt to rescue the dog?
(a) Attean's brother.
(b) Saknis.
(c) Attean
(d) Attean's sister.

2. When Matt is alone and feeling lonely, what does Matt imagine might have happened to his father?
(a) He might have difficulty with the Indians.
(b) He might have met up with a bear.
(c) He might have encountered bad weather.
(d) He might have been slowed down because of travelling with his wife and another child.

3. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, who accompanies him?
(a) His sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Saknis.
(d) The group of boys he played with at the village.

4. Before Attean leaves Matt, what gift does Attean give Matt?
(a) A finely made bow and quiver of arrows.
(b) A bear fur rug.
(c) A rifle.
(d) His dog.

5. What animal is in the trap that they come upon?
(a) A beaver.
(b) A fox.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A rabbit.

6. What word best describes Matt's thoughts as soon as Attean and the fellow visitor leave?
(a) Doubt.
(b) Resentment.
(c) Anger.
(d) Certainty.

7. When Matt and Attean are hiking in the woods, they come upon a trap. Of what is the trap made?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Iron.
(c) Strings.
(d) Stones.

8. After Attean visits with his grandfather, with whom does Attean return a few days later?
(a) His dog.
(b) His sister.
(c) Another white boy.
(d) His grandfather.

9. When Matt wakes up after the celebration at Attean's village, what does Matt NOT see hanging or laying around?
(a) Fish bones.
(b) Clam shells.
(c) Animal skin rugs.
(d) Animal bones.

10. What emotion does Matt imagine he sees in Attean's eyes?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pride.

11. What does Matt feel as he leaves Attean's grandmother after the day at the village?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Homesickness.
(d) Desire to stay.

12. What does Matt temporarily "lose" in the gambling game he plays with the Indian boys?
(a) His belt.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His pen knife.
(d) His shirt.

13. What does Matt really love to have to add to his fish and make it taste delicious?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Animal fat.
(d) His mother's special sauce.

14. In addition to mittens, what else does Matt want fur for?
(a) A hat.
(b) A jacket.
(c) Mittens for his sister.
(d) Mittens for his father.

15. What English word does Attean offer as a rough translation of his word "manitou"?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Moose.
(c) Elk.
(d) Spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 24, Mat gazes up to the sky and talks to the dog. What does he talk about?

2. As winter approaches, what does Matt use to fill in the cracks between the logs in the cabin?

3. From what does Matt make a pair of mittens for himself?

4. Now that it is winter, how does Matt fish?

5. In what game that he plays with the Indians is Matt most successful?

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