The Sign of the Beaver Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elizabeth George Speare
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sign of the Beaver Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elizabeth George Speare
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rooms are in the log cabin that Matt has helped built?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

2. What kind of trees are used to build their cabin?
(a) Mahoghany.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Elm.

3. What does Saknis bring Matt to wear?
(a) Suede shirt.
(b) New boots.
(c) Moccasins.
(d) Suede pants.

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

5. Who assures Matt that the local Indians were not to be feared?
(a) His mother.
(b) His preacher.
(c) His father.
(d) His Indian friends from Massachusetts.

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

7. What crop does Matt have to tend to every day in his garden patch?
(a) Corn.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Green beans.

8. What is it in the story of Robinson Crusoe that angered Attean?
(a) Reading about a "savage" rescuing a white man from the sea.
(b) Reading about a "savage" kneeling to a white man.
(c) Reading about a "savage" learning a white man's language.
(d) Reading about a "savage" serving a white man.

9. What does Matt think of the difficulty of climbing the tree that has bees in it?
(a) An easy tree to climb.
(b) A difficult tree to climb.
(c) An easy tree to climb, but very far away.
(d) A difficult tree to climb, but far from his cabin.

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

11. When Matt reads Robinson Crusoe to Attean, which word does he change?
(a) Savage.
(b) Serf.
(c) Slave.
(d) Master.

12. What part of his body does Matt hurt with his new hunting tool?
(a) The heel of his hand.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His thumb.
(d) His shoulder.

13. What is the one animal that is Matt's goal to shoot?
(a) A deer.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A fox.
(d) A bear.

14. According to the stranger, what life experiences does this man have?
(a) He lived with almost every Indian tribe in the terriroty of Maine and acted as their military planner.
(b) He lived with the French and helped them fight against all American Indians.
(c) He lived with every Indian tribe in the territory of Maine.
(d) He lived with the Indians, fought the French Army, and been held captive by the Iroquois.

15. What is the main source of noise Matt notices in the woods?
(a) Animals.
(b) Indians.
(c) His own voice.
(d) Distant gun shots.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Matt asks Attean to show him how to kill a rabbit, what is it that piqued his interest in learning to hunt as Attean?

2. When Attean cooks the fish, how does he get it over the flames?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what does Matt wake up and decide he wants?

4. What does Matt believe that the Indians desire most as treatment from white settlers?

5. What food supply is kept in a barrel in the cabin?

(see the answer keys)

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