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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As winter approaches, what does Matt cut and dry that he thinks would be good for pie making?
(a) Apples.
(b) Pumpkin.
(c) Plums.
(d) Corn,

3. As Matt realizes it is September, what sign of fall does he NOT encounter?
(a) The woods becoming quieter.
(b) Geese flying south.
(c) Maple leaves turning red.
(d) Indian children on their way to school.

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

5. When Matt wakes up after the celebration at Attean's village, what does Matt NOT see hanging or laying around?
(a) Animal bones.
(b) Fish bones.
(c) Clam shells.
(d) Animal skin rugs.

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

7. When Matt and Attean are talking about the animal in the trap, what does Attean say that white men trap for?
(a) Animal meat.
(b) The total animal.
(c) Animal skeletons.
(d) Animal skin.

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

9. What is suggested to Matt that will enable him to go on the hunt and not worry his father?
(a) Attean's sister and another woman will cabin-sit.
(b) Matt leave a note for his father.
(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.

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

11. When Matt goes to the Indian village for Attean and does not find Attean, who does Matt ask for?
(a) Saknis.
(b) Attean's grandmother.
(c) Attean's sister.
(d) Attean's brother.

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

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

14. What is the next book that Matt has to get his adventures from?
(a) Swiss Family Robinson.
(b) Around the World in Eighty Days.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Leaves of Grass.

15. How many arrows does Attean use to kill the bear?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Matt say that he thought of the Indian way of life before he actually visited them?

4. What does Matt wish Attean had given him to show his father upon his return?

5. When Attean tells Matt that he and his family are leaving, what is the reason he gives Attean for their departure?

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