The Sign of the Beaver Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Elizabeth George Speare
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sign of the Beaver Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Elizabeth George Speare
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 are the pests that most often annoy Matt?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Mice.
(c) Rats.
(d) Ants.

2. When Attean becomes angry and storms out of the cabin in Chapter 9, in what mood is Matt left?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Reflective.
(d) Hurt.

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

4. What is Attean's preferred method of making arrows?
(a) Carving.
(b) Rubbing 2 sticks together.
(c) Whittling.
(d) Shaving.

5. Who/what is with this person who rescues Matt from the bee attack?
(a) A dog.
(b) A child.
(c) A baby.
(d) A parrot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Matt want to be his next target?

2. On the morning after his guest spends the night in his cabin, what does Matt discover is missing?

3. In what territory do Matt and his family live?

4. What piece of clothing does Matt lose when he is battling the bees?

5. When Attean cooks the fish, how does he get it over the flames?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Compare or contrast Attean and Matt as students.

6. What does Matt reveal in the narration that reveals how sensitive he is to being without a gun?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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