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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what animal does Matt successfully kill with his bow and arrow?
(a) A fox.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A beaver.

2. Who sends Matt a basket of maple sugar?
(a) Saknis.
(b) Attean's grandmother.
(c) Attean.
(d) Attean's sister.

3. What is the story about that Attean tells Matt?
(a) A battle.
(b) A treaty for peace.
(c) A flood.
(d) A hunt.

4. In addition to mittens, what else does Matt want fur for?
(a) A hat.
(b) Mittens for his father.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Mittens for his sister.

5. Seconds before Matt and Attean encounter the bear, what makes Attean first sense danger?
(a) The sound of something moving slowly.
(b) The branches moving.
(c) The sound of a cry.
(d) The sound of something moving quickly.

6. When Matt finally finishes telling the story of Robinson Crusoe to Attean, what does Attean say?
(a) "You're kidding me."
(b) "Finally."
(c) "Good."
(d) "Too bad."

7. When Matt hears of the atrocities that take place here in this territory, who does he think of and fear for?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) Himself.
(d) His father.

8. If Attean does not come back to the village having completed his tasks successfully, how will his village view him?
(a) As an unskilled hunter.
(b) As a coward.
(c) As a failure.
(d) As a boy.

9. Now that it is winter, how does Matt fish?
(a) He finds shallow springs that never froze and spears fish there.
(b) He jumps up and down on the ice and they swim to the thawed parts.
(c) He digs a hole through the ice and dropps his line through it.
(d) He plants nets below the ice and then axes the ice to check nets.

10. From what does Matt make a pair of mittens for himself?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Fox.
(d) Mink.

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

12. When Attean tells Matt that he and his family are leaving, what is the reason he gives Attean for their departure?
(a) They want to move to a warmer climate.
(b) They must move to a better hunting ground.
(c) They want to move to a more popuatled area.
(d) They are tired of warring with the people of the turtle.

13. Before Attean leaves Matt, what gift does Matt give Attean?
(a) The Bible.
(b) A watch.
(c) Robinson Crusoe.
(d) A shirt.

14. What English word does Attean offer as a rough translation of his word "manitou"?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Moose.
(c) Elk.
(d) Spirit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes Matt's thoughts as soon as Attean and the fellow visitor leave?

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

3. What animal is in the trap that they come upon?

4. As winter approaches, what does Matt cut and dry that he thinks would be good for pie making?

5. In what game that he plays with the Indians is Matt most successful?

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