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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 Matt and Attean are hiking in the woods, they come upon a trap. Of what is the trap made?
(a) Twigs.
(b) Stones.
(c) Strings.
(d) Iron.

2. On this particular visit to Matt's cabin, what is Matt warned of?
(a) Hostile men in the woods who may harm him.
(b) An early winter.
(c) Difficulty catching food.
(d) His father not coming.

3. After Matt's fun-filled day at Attean's village, how long does Matt wait before he sees Attean again?
(a) About 4 days.
(b) About 3 months.
(c) About 1 week.
(d) About 2 weeks.

4. From what does Matt make a pair of mittens for himself?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Fox.
(c) Mink.
(d) Squirrel.

5. What animal is in the trap that they come upon?
(a) A fox.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 15, what animal does Matt successfully kill with his bow and arrow?

2. As winter approaches, what does Matt use to fill in the cracks between the logs in the cabin?

3. What kind of story did Attean's story of Great Spirit make Matt think of?

4. What does Matt feel as he leaves Attean's grandmother after the day at the village?

5. When Matt finally finishes telling the story of Robinson Crusoe to Attean, what does Attean say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the conflict Matt faces when Saknis invites him to come along on the hunt with his people as Attean's brother?

2. How does Saknis receive Matt's declining the invitation to go on the hunt with his people?

3. Even though they are husband and wife, why do Saknis's feelings about the white man differ from the feelings of Attean's grandmother?

4. How is Matt's acceptance of the manitou indicative of his growing respect for the Indian culture?

5. How does the celebration of the bear kill at Attean's village actually work to lessen friction over cultural differences?

6. What does Matt do at the end of Chapter 24 that suggests he has adequately prepared for winter?

7. When Attean comes to say farewell, why does Matt to give Attean his father's watch and not the book?

8. In spite of Attean not being in high spirits, he visits Matt shortly before his manitou. What is the significance of this visit at this time?

9. As Matt misses his family and Christmas nears, how do his memories work for him?

10. How do the setting and details that the author uses to describe autumn work to match Matt's mood when he recognizes that his family is past due?

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