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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 spoon.
(b) A saw.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A blade.

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

3. When Matt hears of the atrocities that take place here in this territory, who does he think of and fear for?
(a) Himself.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

4. What is Attean permitted to eat during his stay alone in the forest?
(a) Salt-dried meat.
(b) Nuts and berries.
(c) Smoked fish.
(d) Nothing.

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

6. 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) The hunting party will retrace steps weekly to check for father's arrival.
(c) Attean's sister and another woman will cabin-sit.
(d) Matt leave a note for his father.

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

8. What does Matt wish Attean had given him to show his father upon his return?
(a) A bear ear.
(b) A bear's tooth.
(c) A bear claw.
(d) A piece of bear skin.

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

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

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

12. When Matt finally finishes telling the story of Robinson Crusoe to Attean, what does Attean say?
(a) "You're kidding me."
(b) "Finally."
(c) "Too bad."
(d) "Good."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes Matt's thoughts as soon as Attean and the fellow visitor leave?

2. What does Matt feel as he leaves Attean's grandmother after the day at the village?

3. What does Matt throw at the bear?

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

5. In addition to mittens, what else does Matt want fur for?

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