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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. What does Matt really love to have to add to his fish and make it taste delicious?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Animal fat.
(c) His mother's special sauce.
(d) Pepper.

2. What happens at the end of the day to Matt's shirt?
(a) It is replaced by a new suede shirt.
(b) It is repaired by a woman because it was torn earlier in play.
(c) It is returned to him.
(d) It is taken from him as an intitiation.

3. What animal is in the trap that they come upon?
(a) A fox.
(b) A beaver.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A rabbit.

4. How many arrows does Attean use to kill the bear?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. As winter approaches, what does Matt cut and dry that he thinks would be good for pie making?
(a) Pumpkin.
(b) Corn,
(c) Apples.
(d) Plums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matt temporarily "lose" in the gambling game he plays with the Indian boys?

2. What prevents Matt from opening the cabin door to go outside?

3. When Matt walks in the woods, how does he find his way?

4. Who goes with Matt to rescue the dog?

5. As Matt and Attean take leave of each other, who does Matt say he would like Attean's grandfather to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Attean takes Matt around to see the Indian women working, why is this work of such interest to Matt and of little interest to Attean?

2. How do the setting and details that the author uses to describe autumn work to match Matt's mood when he recognizes that his family is past due?

3. How does the celebration of the bear kill at Attean's village actually work to lessen friction over cultural differences?

4. How does such a violent act as killing a bear bring Matt and Attean into a relationship that for the first time seems like a friendship?

5. Attean tells Matt that it is the white man who introduced metal traps to the Indians. What does the trap symbolize to Attean?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. After a day of hard play in the Indian village, Matt is physically sore but content. Explain these two apparently contradicting feelings.

9. What is the conflict Matt faces when Saknis invites him to come along on the hunt with his people as Attean's brother?

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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