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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Attean tells Matt that he and his family are leaving, what is the reason he gives Attean for their departure?
(a) They want to move to a warmer climate.
(b) They must move to a better hunting ground.
(c) They want to move to a more popuatled area.
(d) They are tired of warring with the people of the turtle.

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

5. 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 always hunting.
(c) He thought they were mean.
(d) He thought they were dull.

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

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

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

9. What word best describes Matt's thoughts as soon as Attean and the fellow visitor leave?
(a) Resentment.
(b) Anger.
(c) Certainty.
(d) Doubt.

10. 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 hugs Matt and calls him his brother.
(d) He gives him a small gift in a leather pouch.

11. When Matt is alone and feeling lonely, what does Matt imagine might have happened to his father?
(a) He might have been slowed down because of travelling with his wife and another child.
(b) He might have difficulty with the Indians.
(c) He might have encountered bad weather.
(d) He might have met up with a bear.

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

13. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what animal does Matt successfully kill with his bow and arrow?
(a) A beaver.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A fox.
(d) A squirrel.

14. For what reason does Matt think Attean returns each day?
(a) Attean enjoyed making Matt look foolish.
(b) Attean's grandfather sent him.
(c) Attean was lonely.
(d) Attean enjoyed teaching Matt.

15. What does Matt feel as he leaves Attean's grandmother after the day at the village?
(a) Homesickness.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Desire to stay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Attean say will come to cut up and clean the bear?

2. After Attean visits with his grandfather, with whom does Attean return a few days later?

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

4. What kind of story did Attean's story of Great Spirit make Matt think of?

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

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