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

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

3. At the celebration, what story does Attean tell to the villagers that are assembled?
(a) The story of Noah's Ark.
(b) The story of Robinson Crusoe.
(c) The story of David and Goliath.
(d) The story of the killing the bear.

4. What does Attean teach Matt that he could make a rain cape from?
(a) Beaver skin.
(b) Birchbark.
(c) Fox hide.
(d) Rabbit hide.

5. After Matt's fun-filled day at Attean's village, how long does Matt wait before he sees Attean again?
(a) About 1 week.
(b) About 3 months.
(c) About 4 days.
(d) About 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. On this early autumn visit to Matt's cabin, what does Attean tell Matt the Indian men are preparing to hunt?

2. When Matt first learns that he is invited to the Indian village after the dog rescue, why does he think he is invited?

3. When Mat finally makes it outside, he does so by making a kind of tool that is similar to what?

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

5. When Matt wakes up after the celebration at Attean's village, what does Matt NOT see hanging or laying around?

Short Essay Questions

1. Since Matt has spent time with the Indians, how is he better able to make provisions for the winter?

2. What does Matt do at the end of Chapter 24 that suggests he has adequately prepared for winter?

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

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

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

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

7. How does such a violent act as killing a bear bring Matt and Attean into a relationship that for the first time seems like a friendship?

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

9. Attean tells Matt that it is the white man who introduced metal traps to the Indians. What does the trap symbolize to Attean?

10. How do the setting and details that the author uses to describe autumn work to match Matt's mood when he recognizes that his family is past due?

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