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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mat finally makes it outside, he does so by making a kind of tool that is similar to what?
(a) A blade.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A spoon.
(d) A saw.

2. What does Matt temporarily "lose" in the gambling game he plays with the Indian boys?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His belt.
(c) His pen knife.
(d) His shoes.

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

4. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, what is he carrying?
(a) Matt's stolen rifle.
(b) Fresh elk steaks.
(c) A shiny new rifle.
(d) Fresh caribou meat.

5. Who goes with Matt to rescue the dog?
(a) Attean
(b) Attean's brother.
(c) Attean's sister.
(d) Saknis.

6. What do the rescuers use to prevent the dog from biting while they get it out of the trap?
(a) An arrow.
(b) A sport pole;
(c) A blanket.
(d) A hatchet.

7. At the beginning of Chapter 24, Mat gazes up to the sky and talks to the dog. What does he talk about?
(a) Attean.
(b) The scarcity of meat.
(c) The coming snow.
(d) His loneliness.

8. Who sends Matt a basket of maple sugar?
(a) Attean.
(b) Attean's sister.
(c) Saknis.
(d) Attean's grandmother.

9. What is suggested to Matt that will enable him to go on the hunt and not worry his father?
(a) Attean's grandmother will send Attean's sister to check on Matt's cabin.
(b) Attean's sister and another woman will cabin-sit.
(c) The hunting party will retrace steps weekly to check for father's arrival.
(d) Matt leave a note for his father.

10. Before Attean leaves Matt, what gift does Attean give Matt?
(a) A bear fur rug.
(b) A finely made bow and quiver of arrows.
(c) A rifle.
(d) His dog.

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

12. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, who accompanies him?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) Saknis.
(c) The group of boys he played with at the village.
(d) His sister.

13. When Matt and Attean are hiking in the woods, they come upon a trap. Of what is the trap made?
(a) Stones.
(b) Iron.
(c) Twigs.
(d) Strings.

14. What emotion does Matt imagine he sees in Attean's eyes?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Now that it is winter, how does Matt fish?

2. When Attean tells Matt of the hardships his people faced, what is the reason he says that white men kill Indian people for?

3. When Attean tells Matt that he and his family are leaving, what is the reason he gives Attean for their departure?

4. In what game that he plays with the Indians is Matt most successful?

5. On this day that he has trouble opening the door, what food that his mother makes does Matt miss?

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