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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. Before Attean leaves Matt, what gift does Matt give Attean?
(a) Robinson Crusoe.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A watch.
2. Approximately how long does it take Matt and Attean to reach Attean's village from Matt's cabin?
(a) A little more than one hour.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) A little more than three hours.
(d) A little more than two hours.
3. When Matt daydreams of being a hero to Attean, what does he imagine rescuing Attean from?
(a) A bear, a panther or a rattlesnake.
(b) A pack of hyenas.
(c) A pack of bears.
(d) A pack of fox.
4. In addition to mittens, what else does Matt want fur for?
(a) Mittens for his sister.
(b) A hat.
(c) A jacket.
(d) Mittens for his father.
5. What kind of story did Attean's story of Great Spirit make Matt think of?
(a) A tall tale.
(b) A psalm.
(c) A folk tale.
(d) A sermon.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Attean tells Matt that he and his family are leaving, what is the reason he gives Attean for their departure?
2. When Matt and Attean are talking about the animal in the trap, what does Attean say that white men trap for?
3. Seconds before Matt and Attean encounter the bear, what makes Attean first sense danger?
4. What does Matt wish Attean had given him to show his father upon his return?
5. What does Matt feel as he leaves Attean's grandmother after the day at the village?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the celebration of the bear kill at Attean's village actually work to lessen friction over cultural differences?
2. In spite of Attean not being in high spirits, he visits Matt shortly before his manitou. What is the significance of this visit at this time?
3. What is Matt's reaction to Attean's explanation of his grandmother's hatred of white men?
4. What evidence is there that Matt's relationship with the Indians fulfilled a familial longing?
5. What is the conflict Matt faces when Saknis invites him to come along on the hunt with his people as Attean's brother?
6. What does Matt do at the end of Chapter 24 that suggests he has adequately prepared for winter?
7. After a day of hard play in the Indian village, Matt is physically sore but content. Explain these two apparently contradicting feelings.
8. 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?
9. How does Saknis receive Matt's declining the invitation to go on the hunt with his people?
10. Why is it ironic that Matt wonders how the Great Spirit that the Indians worship seem to be like the Indians themselves--i.e. a mighty hunter, very strong?
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