The Sign of the Beaver Test | Final 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 | Final 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. As Matt thinks about the time of year, what day does he think most about?
(a) Christmas.
(b) His birthday.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) His sister, Sarah's irthday.

2. In what game that he plays with the Indians is Matt most successful?
(a) Racing in the water.
(b) The gme with a long bat and ball.
(c) Gambling with disks.
(d) Marbles.

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

4. Why does Matt hesitate to ask Attean for more stories?
(a) Matt can't understand Attean's English.
(b) Matt wants to get back to cabin to see if his family has arrived.
(c) Matt thinks Attean is too proud of himself already.
(d) Matt thinks it might be impolite.

5. After Matt's fun-filled day at Attean's village, how long does Matt wait before he sees Attean again?
(a) About 4 days.
(b) About 2 weeks.
(c) About 3 months.
(d) About 1 week.

6. On this early autumn visit to Matt's cabin, what does Attean tell Matt the Indian men are preparing to hunt?
(a) Bear.
(b) Deer and elk.
(c) Caribou and moose.
(d) Bear and moose.

7. Who makes Matt a new pair of snowshoes?
(a) Attean.
(b) Attean's grandmother.
(c) Saknis.
(d) Attean's sister.

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

9. Seconds before Matt and Attean encounter the bear, what makes Attean first sense danger?
(a) The branches moving.
(b) The sound of a cry.
(c) The sound of something moving slowly.
(d) The sound of something moving quickly.

10. Who does Attean say will come to cut up and clean the bear?
(a) The women of the camp.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) The elders of the camp.

11. As winter approaches, what does Matt use to fill in the cracks between the logs in the cabin?
(a) Mud.
(b) Corn paste.
(c) Cement made from stones.
(d) Bear grease and fur paste.

12. What happens at the end of the day to Matt's shirt?
(a) It is taken from him as an intitiation.
(b) It is repaired by a woman because it was torn earlier in play.
(c) It is returned to him.
(d) It is replaced by a new suede shirt.

13. What does Attean teach Matt that he could make a rain cape from?
(a) Fox hide.
(b) Birchbark.
(c) Beaver skin.
(d) Rabbit hide.

14. When Matt first arrives at the village, how does he react to the smells from the cooking?
(a) He becomes frightened that he will have to eat this food that he smells.
(b) He become very hungry.
(c) He becomes lighted-headed.
(d) He becomes curious.

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. In the morning at the village, what makes the thumping sound that Matt notices?

2. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, who accompanies him?

3. When Matt walks in the woods, how does he find his way?

4. When Matt first learns that he is invited to the Indian village after the dog rescue, why does he think he is invited?

5. Approximately how long does it take Matt and Attean to reach Attean's village from Matt's cabin?

(see the answer keys)

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