Question 1

The Sign of the Beaver

Matt gets considerable reassurance of his acceptance in Chapter 22 when Attean renews his invitation to Matt to join them to find a new hunting ground. How does Matt's response please and simultaneously disappoint Attean?

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Question 2

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

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

English & Literature

Hamlet realizes that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern cannot be trusted. What does he let them know in lines 376-377?

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Question 5

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The first relationship the reader witnesses is the one between Matt and his father. Describe their relationship.

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Question 6

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In what ways does Matt reveal his maturity in this first chapter?

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Question 7

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How does Matt intend to deal with his loneliness?

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Question 8

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How does Matt deal with his disappointment in not hitting the red squirrel that he sets out to kill for food?

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Question 9

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How dies Matt discover that he can overcome his loneliness?

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Question 10

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How does Matt's garden experience prove to be frustrating?

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Question 11

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How does Matt's father's teachings help Matt when he is alone?

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Question 12

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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"?

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Question 13

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Looking back to how Matt first meets the man who calls himself Ben, what is Matt's first mistake regarding this man?

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Question 14

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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?

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Question 15

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How might one evaluate the stories Ben tells of living with the Indians and fighting the French?

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Question 16

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

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

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

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Question 20

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

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Question 21

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Explain how Matt's appetite might be considered the impetus for the action of Chapter 5, when he is attacked by bees?

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Question 22

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Why might one argue that Matt underestimates the danger the bees could cause him when he is planning to get some honey?

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Question 23

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What specifically causes Matt's accident and pain?

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Question 24

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Explain why the reader senses that Matt's rescuer is kind and that Matt is safe.

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Question 25

Son of the Mob

son of the mob

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