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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 name of the town where Matt's family lives?
2. How might one characterize the way in which Matt and Attean work together in the forest to create a weapon?
3. As Matt and Attean find their way back to the cabin, what does Attean find and share with Matt?
4. How often does Matt cook for himself?
5. When Attean invites Matt to go fishing, what does Attean stop on the way to make?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the absence of the rifle so terrible for Matt?
2. In what ways does Matt reveal his maturity in this first chapter?
3. Why does Matt blame himself for the bear's intrusion into his cabin?
4. Attean, to say the least, is uncooperative in his first reading lesson. Explain his behavior and the feelings behind this behavior.
5. How does Matt intend to deal with his loneliness?
6. What does the last sentence of the chapter mean, "So he was not so quick-witted as he should have been when unexpectedly someone arrived"?
7. Looking back to how Matt first meets the man who calls himself Ben, what is Matt's first mistake regarding this man?
8. Characterize the relationship that develops between Saknis and Matt.
9. Why might one argue that Matt underestimates the danger the bees could cause him when he is planning to get some honey?
10. How do Saknis and his grandson differ in their opinions of the white man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Sign of the Beaver is a piece of historical fiction. The basic dilemmas of Attean and his people were the dilemmas and tragedies of the native Americans in the times of westward expansion. What do you think of the author's decision to have Attean and his people leave before Matt's family could meet them?
Essay Topic 2
At one point, both Saknis and Attean call Matt the white brother of Attean. Why is this term "brother" used by them here? How is being named a "brother" different than being called a "friend"? Why do they come to think Matt deserves this name?
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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