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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Attean visits with his grandfather, with whom does Attean return a few days later?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) Another white boy.
(c) His dog.
(d) His sister.

2. In the morning at the village, what makes the thumping sound that Matt notices?
(a) Women mortaring corn into meal.
(b) Boys beating small drums.
(c) Women grinding fish bones for ceramics.
(d) Boys jumping on a crude trampoline.

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

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

5. When Attean appears with paint on his skin, what does Matt think?
(a) He thinks Attean is painted for a celebration.
(b) He thinks Attean has gone mad.
(c) He thinks Attean is painted to scare Matt.
(d) He thinks Attean is painted for war.

6. 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) His loneliness.
(c) Attean.
(d) The scarcity of meat.

7. What is the story about that Attean tells Matt?
(a) A battle.
(b) A hunt.
(c) A flood.
(d) A treaty for peace.

8. On this particular visit to Matt's cabin, what is Matt warned of?
(a) An early winter.
(b) His father not coming.
(c) Difficulty catching food.
(d) Hostile men in the woods who may harm him.

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

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

11. What does Matt say that he thought of the Indian way of life before he actually visited them?
(a) He thought they were impolite.
(b) He thought they were dull.
(c) He thought they were always hunting.
(d) He thought they were mean.

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

13. 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 hatchet.
(d) A blanket.

14. What is suggested to Matt that will enable him to go on the hunt and not worry his father?
(a) Matt leave a note for his father.
(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) Attean's grandmother will send Attean's sister to check on Matt's cabin.

15. What does Attean do as he leaves Matt at the cabin in Chapter 21?
(a) He extends his hand to shake hands.
(b) He just walks out.
(c) He gives him a small gift in a leather pouch.
(d) He hugs Matt and calls him his brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Matt thinks about the time of year, what day does he think most about?

2. When Matt daydreams of being a hero to Attean, what does he imagine rescuing Attean from?

3. Who is Gluskabe?

4. When Matt wakes up after the celebration at Attean's village, what does Matt NOT see hanging or laying around?

5. Once Matt is finished outside, he relaxes with a cup of tea. From what does he make this tea?

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