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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Attean use to describe Crusoe when Crusoe goes back to the ship?
(a) Weak.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Strong.
(d) Stupid.

2. When Attean catches a fish he feels is too small, what does he do with the fish before he releases it?
(a) He speaks to it.
(b) He throws it at Matt.
(c) He squeezes it.
(d) He blesses it.

3. What part of Robinson Crusoe does Matt begin Attean's lesson on the the second day of reading classes?
(a) The passage about surviving a storm.
(b) The passage about signing a treaty.
(c) The passage about a battle at sea.
(d) The passage about being born in the heart of New York City.

4. What is Matt's bed made of?
(a) Hemlock boughs.
(b) Moss.
(c) Spruce boughs.
(d) Oak leaves.

5. In the midst of a bee swarm, what does Matt think will be his escape?
(a) His blanket.
(b) His cabin.
(c) Wet leaves.
(d) Water.

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

7. What does Matt believe that the Indians desire most as treatment from white settlers?
(a) Flour.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Politeness.
(d) Tobacco.

8. What does the word "seba" mean?
(a) Today.
(b) Yesterday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Tomorrow.

9. What does Matt make for his guest and himself to eat?
(a) A bear steak.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A groundhog.
(d) A stew.

10. When Ben blames himself for the break-in, what does he specifically blame himself for?
(a) Leaving the aroma of stew near an open window.
(b) Not barring the door at all.
(c) Leaving a piece of corn cake on the stoop.
(d) Not barring the door securely.

11. How does Matt know that the stranger intends to stay the night?
(a) He fell asleep while Matt was speaking.
(b) He asked if he could stay.
(c) He slid from the stool and lay down on the floor.
(d) He told Matt that if he could stay he would help with chores.

12. Who is it that apparently appreciates how fond Matt is of molasses and made sure he had some molasses in the cabin?
(a) His sister.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

13. What does Attean make hooks from when Matt loses his fish hook?
(a) A piece of wood.
(b) A pine cone.
(c) A stone.
(d) A thistle.

14. As Matt sits waiting for his dinner to cook, he hears someone. Who/what does he first think he hears?
(a) His preacher.
(b) His younger brother.
(c) His Dad.
(d) His older brother.

15. What is the name of the town where Matt's family lives?
(a) Boston.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Salem.
(d) Quincy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Attean's preferred method of making arrows?

2. Who is Aremus?

3. What are less of a nuisance to Matt now that it is July?

4. Where is Matt supposed to get the the clay for the spaces between the logs in the cabin?

5. How might one characterize Matt and Attean 's opinion of the finished weapon?

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