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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Attean react to Matt's estimate of how long he will be teaching Attean?
(a) He tells Matt he will try, but that Matt has to make lessons faster.
(b) He knocks the book off the table and runs out of the cabin.
(c) He throws the book Matt.
(d) He grabs Matt's hand and begins to Indian wrestle.

2. Although Matt was discouraged, what does he decide to do after he cleans up after the break in?
(a) Cook fish.
(b) Cook stew.
(c) Cook gritty cakes.
(d) Make bread.

3. From what does Matt's suspicion come that he is being watched?
(a) Footprints.
(b) A shadow.
(c) A smell of another fire.
(d) A noise.

4. After the cabin break-in, what food does Matt find that he is particularly tired of?
(a) Fish broth.
(b) Salted fish.
(c) Plain fish.
(d) Fish stew.

5. What food supply is kept in a barrel in the cabin?
(a) Cocoa.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Salt.
(d) Flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Matt supposed to get the the clay for the spaces between the logs in the cabin?

2. What kind of trees are used to build their cabin?

3. How often is Matt instructed to cut a notch in the stick?

4. How might one characterize the way in which Matt and Attean work together in the forest to create a weapon?

5. Who is it that apparently appreciates how fond Matt is of molasses and made sure he had some molasses in the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matt blame himself for the bear's intrusion into his cabin?

2. Explain why the reader senses that Matt's rescuer is kind and that Matt is safe.

3. How does the story of Robinson Crusoe become more than a reading book for Attean and Matt?

4. How is Matt's experience of learning how to make a bow different from the other hunting lessons of Attean so far in the story?

5. Why is the absence of the rifle so terrible for Matt?

6. The first relationship the reader witnesses is the one between Matt and his father. Describe their relationship.

7. How does Matt intend to deal with his loneliness?

8. Despite Matt's gun being gone, what is happens in Chapter 4 that suggests that Matt is in good spirits?

9. How does Matt deal with his disappointment in not hitting the red squirrel that he sets out to kill for food?

10. Why might Attean be so uninterested in learning to read and write the English language?

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