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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. When the bees begin to swarm, what does Matt say they sound like?
(a) A great train.
(b) A storm.
(c) A great wind.
(d) A tornado

2. What does Attean bring Matt when he enters the house in Chapter 7?
(a) His father's rifle.
(b) A pair of shoes.
(c) A stew.
(d) A rabbit.

3. What is it that Attean had to find before he could teach hunting to Matt?
(a) A vine.
(b) Dried pine needles.
(c) A tree root.
(d) A hole in the ground.

4. What is the first sign to Matt that something bad has happened to his cabin while he was gone?
(a) He smelled smoke.
(b) The garden was robbed.
(c) The door was torn off and broken.
(d) He heard voices from within the cabin.

5. What does Saknis make for Matt that is made of wood?
(a) A ladder.
(b) A crutch.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A footstool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Attean make hooks from when Matt loses his fish hook?

2. When Ben blames himself for the break-in, what does he specifically blame himself for?

3. What is Attean's preferred method of making arrows?

4. When Attean catches a fish he feels is too small, what does he do with the fish before he releases it?

5. What does Saknis bring Matt to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might one argue that Matt underestimates the danger the bees could cause him when he is planning to get some honey?

2. 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?

3. Attean, to say the least, is uncooperative in his first reading lesson. Explain his behavior and the feelings behind this behavior.

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

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

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

7. What is Attean's method for retracing his path in the woods that he tries to instill in Matt?

8. 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?

9. How does Matt's father's teachings help Matt when he is alone?

10. 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?

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