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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Before Attean leaves Matt, what gift does Matt give Attean?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A watch.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Robinson Crusoe.

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

5. Now that it is winter, how does Matt fish?
(a) He jumps up and down on the ice and they swim to the thawed parts.
(b) He plants nets below the ice and then axes the ice to check nets.
(c) He digs a hole through the ice and dropps his line through it.
(d) He finds shallow springs that never froze and spears fish there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. When Matt daydreams of being a hero to Attean, what does he imagine rescuing Attean from?
(a) A pack of fox.
(b) A pack of bears.
(c) A bear, a panther or a rattlesnake.
(d) A pack of hyenas.

13. 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 blade.
(d) A spoon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Matt from opening the cabin door to go outside?

2. On this particular visit to Matt's cabin, what is Matt warned of?

3. Who makes Matt a new pair of snowshoes?

4. What animal is in the trap that they come upon?

5. What does Matt really love to have to add to his fish and make it taste delicious?

(see the answer keys)

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