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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. What part of his body does Matt hurt with his new hunting tool?
(a) His elbow.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His thumb.
(d) The heel of his hand.

2. How many rooms are in the log cabin that Matt has helped built?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. What kind of trees are used to build their cabin?
(a) Elm.
(b) Oak.
(c) Mahoghany.
(d) Cedar.

4. What does Matt still have a few grains of in a tin after the break in?
(a) Flour.
(b) Salt.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Sugar.

5. What are the pests that most often annoy Matt?
(a) Mice.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Rats.
(d) Ants.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Attean leaves, whose trip does Matt compare Robinson Crusoe's survival to?

2. What is Matt's bed made of?

3. After hunting lessons from Attean, what is the first thing that Matt catches?

4. What is the first word that Matt hears the stranger speak?

5. What is it in the story of Robinson Crusoe that angered Attean?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Matt reveal his maturity in this first chapter?

2. Some might say that by heeding his father's advice Matt makes a mistake. How might one blame Matt's father for Matt being duped?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 10, Matt comments that Attean has smiled his first genuine smile. One must infer the reason for this smile. What is the reason behind this smile?

5. Explain how Matt's appetite might be considered the impetus for the action of Chapter 5, when he is attacked by bees?

6. In Chapter 11, the reader comes upon the explanation of the title of the novel, "the sign of the beaver." What is the sign of the beaver?

7. What does the last sentence of the chapter mean, "So he was not so quick-witted as he should have been when unexpectedly someone arrived"?

8. 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?

9. How does Matt's remark about shooting squirrels remind the reader that Matt is still a child?

10. Explain whether Matt is jealous of Attean's fishing skills.

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