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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Matt's father says, "Aye, it's yourn," what does the word "aye" mean?
(a) You know.
(b) I know.
(c) I bet.
(d) Yes.

2. What does Attean bring Matt for breakfast on the morning after the celebration?
(a) Cornbread.
(b) Porridge with fruit.
(c) Hard-boiled eggs.
(d) Bear stew.

3. Why does Matt decide that the cause of the break-in couldn't be Indians?
(a) Indians don't like the white settlers' food.
(b) Indians would have left a gift.
(c) Human beings wouldn't scatter food like this.
(d) Indians are afraid on cabins built on their territory.

4. In the morning at the village, what makes the thumping sound that Matt notices?
(a) Women grinding fish bones for ceramics.
(b) Boys beating small drums.
(c) Women mortaring corn into meal.
(d) Boys jumping on a crude trampoline.

5. From what does Matt's suspicion come that he is being watched?
(a) Footprints.
(b) A noise.
(c) A smell of another fire.
(d) A shadow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of the day to Matt's shirt?

2. What are the two crops that Matt has evidently planted near his cabin?

3. Who does Attean say will come to cut up and clean the bear?

4. What emotion does Matt imagine he sees in Attean's eyes?

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

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