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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stranger say about the quality of the construction of Matt's cabin?
(a) It is a good, tight house.
(b) It is strong, but small.
(c) It won't be able to keep out the rains.
(d) It is strong and large.

2. What does Saknis make for Matt that is made of wood?
(a) A footstool.
(b) A ladder.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A crutch.

3. Who/what is with this person who rescues Matt from the bee attack?
(a) A dog.
(b) A parrot.
(c) A baby.
(d) A child.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How might one characterize the way in which Matt and Attean work together in the forest to create a weapon?

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

3. What is the name of the town where Matt's family lives?

4. When Attean explains the meaning of the sign of the beaver, what does Matt think of this meaning?

5. What does Attean bring Matt when he enters the house in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Saknis and his grandson differ in their opinions of the white man?

2. Explain whether Matt is jealous of Attean's fishing skills.

3. Why is the absence of the rifle so terrible for Matt?

4. How is Matt's experience of learning how to make a bow different from the other hunting lessons of Attean so far in the story?

5. After fishing and managing to catch four fish, how is Matt's good mood quickly ruined?

6. Why does Matt blame himself for the bear's intrusion into his cabin?

7. What specifically causes Matt's accident and pain?

8. Despite Matt's gun being gone, what is happens in Chapter 4 that suggests that Matt is in good spirits?

9. What does Matt reveal in the narration that reveals how sensitive he is to being without a gun?

10. Characterize the relationship that develops between Saknis and Matt.

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