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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old will Matt be in seven weeks from the day his father leaves?
(a) Twelve years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Fifteen years old.
(d) Fourteen years old.

2. Where does Matt's father tell him that the bees near Loon Pond are from?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) England.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Canada.

3. How long does Matt estimate that it will take Attean to learn his lessons?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two years.
(d) A year.

4. What is the main source of Matt's frustration with gardening?
(a) The cold weather.
(b) Not enough rain.
(c) Not enough sunshine.
(d) Birds and animals.

5. What are the pests that most often annoy Matt?
(a) Mice.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Rats.
(d) Ants.

6. Why does Attean have a problem with Matt's sitting next to him?
(a) Attean does not want Matt so close.
(b) Attean mistrusts Matt.
(c) Attean says he wants to stand.
(d) Attean feels that Matt talks too loud.

7. Who is Aremus?
(a) Attean's brother.
(b) Attean's dog.
(c) Attean's sister.
(d) Attean's friend.

8. As Matt and Attean find their way back to the cabin, what does Attean find and share with Matt?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Asparagus.
(c) Raspberries.
(d) Pine sap droplets.

9. What animal does Matt want to be his next target?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A hedgehog.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A muskrat.

10. After the incident with the bees, what is the main source of Matt's pain?
(a) His leg.
(b) His arm.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His head.

11. Where is Matt taken after he is rescued from the bees?
(a) A strange cabin.
(b) A hospital.
(c) His cabin.
(d) A teepee.

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

13. What is one book that Matt has in the cabin?
(a) Robinson Crusoe.
(b) By Wagon and Flatboat.
(c) The Three Musketeers.
(d) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

14. What is it in the story of Robinson Crusoe that angered Attean?
(a) Reading about a "savage" serving 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" kneeling to a white man.

15. Who rescues Matt from the bee attack?
(a) An Indian man.
(b) An Indian child.
(c) Ben.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hunting lessons from Attean, what is the first thing that Matt catches?

2. Although Matt was discouraged, what does he decide to do after he cleans up after the break in?

3. What does Matt think of the difficulty of climbing the tree that has bees in it?

4. What is the "old blunderbuss" Matt's father speaks of?

5. What does the stranger admire and say that is "worth a passel of beaver"?

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