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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the sweet ingredient that Matt that is disappearing because he uses it a lot?
2. What does Saknis make for Matt that is made of wood?
3. What is one book that Matt has in the cabin?
4. What food supply is kept in a barrel in the cabin?
5. What are less of a nuisance to Matt now that it is July?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Matt more apt to question slavery now when reading with Attean and never before?
2. Explain why the reader senses that Matt's rescuer is kind and that Matt is safe.
3. At the end of Chapter 10, Matt comments that Attean has smiled his first genuine smile. One must infer the reason for this smile. What is the reason behind this smile?
4. Why might one argue that Matt underestimates the danger the bees could cause him when he is planning to get some honey?
5. Explain whether Matt is jealous of Attean's fishing skills.
6. How does Matt's garden experience prove to be frustrating?
7. Some might say that by heeding his father's advice Matt makes a mistake. How might one blame Matt's father for Matt being duped?
8. What is Attean's method for retracing his path in the woods that he tries to instill in Matt?
9. How do Saknis and his grandson differ in their opinions of the white man?
10. How does Matt deal with his disappointment in not hitting the red squirrel that he sets out to kill for food?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How might Attean's mannerisms or brusque speaking patterns heighten Matt's uneasiness about Attean's motives or his intentions? In order to answer this adequately, refer directly to instances of Attean's actions or words.
Essay Topic 2
Until Matt read Robinson Crusoe to Attean, it was just the story of an adventure. What does Matt himself learn from reading Robinson Crusoe through Attean's eyes? How does the book ultimately become an educational tool for Matt?
Essay Topic 3
Matt and Attean tell each other stories. Explain the importance of their knowing each other's stories and extend this by explaining the importance of people knowing the stories (such as the tales, the fables, the myths) of other cultures.
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