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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. In the morning at the village, what makes the thumping sound that Matt notices?
(a) Boys beating small drums.
(b) Women mortaring corn into meal.
(c) Boys jumping on a crude trampoline.
(d) Women grinding fish bones for ceramics.

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

3. On this early autumn visit to Matt's cabin, what does Attean tell Matt the Indian men are preparing to hunt?
(a) Bear.
(b) Deer and elk.
(c) Bear and moose.
(d) Caribou and moose.

4. 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.

5. Who is Gluskabe?
(a) Attean's brother.
(b) The Indian's Great Spirit.
(c) Attean's friend.
(d) The story teller of people of the beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Attean leaves Matt, what gift does Attean give Matt?

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

3. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, who accompanies him?

4. At the celebration, what story does Attean tell to the villagers that are assembled?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Even though they are husband and wife, why do Saknis's feelings about the white man differ from the feelings of Attean's grandmother?

2. When Attean comes to say farewell, why does Matt to give Attean his father's watch and not the book?

3. How is Matt's acceptance of the manitou indicative of his growing respect for the Indian culture?

4. How does Saknis receive Matt's declining the invitation to go on the hunt with his people?

5. What is the explanation for Attean not eating the bear and how does he seem to feel about this?

6. What is Matt's reaction to Attean's explanation of his grandmother's hatred of white men?

7. After a day of hard play in the Indian village, Matt is physically sore but content. Explain these two apparently contradicting feelings.

8. Why is Matt "delighted" to know that Attean tells the story to his brothers?

9. What is the conflict Matt faces when Saknis invites him to come along on the hunt with his people as Attean's brother?

10. As Matt misses his family and Christmas nears, how do his memories work for him?

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