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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. How often does Matt cook for himself?
(a) Four times a day.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) Twice a day.
(d) Once a day.

2. On the first trip that Attean and Matt make into the woods to hunt rabbits, what weapon did Attean bring?
(a) A snare.
(b) A knife.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A dagger.

3. What is it in the story of Robinson Crusoe that angered Attean?
(a) Reading about a "savage" kneeling to a white man.
(b) Reading about a "savage" learning a white man's language.
(c) Reading about a "savage" rescuing a white man from the sea.
(d) Reading about a "savage" serving a white man.

4. How does Attean react to Matt's estimate of how long he will be teaching Attean?
(a) He tells Matt he will try, but that Matt has to make lessons faster.
(b) He grabs Matt's hand and begins to Indian wrestle.
(c) He throws the book Matt.
(d) He knocks the book off the table and runs out of the cabin.

5. On the morning after his guest spends the night in his cabin, what does Matt discover is missing?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A fishing pole.
(c) His father's rifle.
(d) His father's pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Attean leaves, whose trip does Matt compare Robinson Crusoe's survival to?

2. What crop does Matt have to tend to every day in his garden patch?

3. How old will Matt be in seven weeks from the day his father leaves?

4. When the man asks whether Matt is alone at the camp site, how does Matt respond?

5. How often is Matt instructed to cut a notch in the stick?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Attean's method for retracing his path in the woods that he tries to instill in Matt?

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

5. 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"?

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

7. How does Matt's remark about shooting squirrels remind the reader that Matt is still a child?

8. 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?

9. How does Matt intend to deal with his loneliness?

10. Characterize the relationship that develops between Saknis and Matt.

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