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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. Who does Attean say will come to cut up and clean the bear?
(a) His brothers.
(b) The elders of the camp.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) The women of the camp.

2. What kind of story did Attean's story of Great Spirit make Matt think of?
(a) A tall tale.
(b) A psalm.
(c) A folk tale.
(d) A sermon.

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

4. What is the story about that Attean tells Matt?
(a) A battle.
(b) A flood.
(c) A hunt.
(d) A treaty for peace.

5. As winter approaches, what does Matt cut and dry that he thinks would be good for pie making?
(a) Corn,
(b) Plums.
(c) Pumpkin.
(d) Apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Matt think Attean returns each day?

2. Why does Matt hesitate to ask Attean for more stories?

3. What happens at the end of the day to Matt's shirt?

4. How doesMatt first become aware of an animal being in danger?

5. Seconds before Matt and Attean encounter the bear, what makes Attean first sense danger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Attean tells Matt that it is the white man who introduced metal traps to the Indians. What does the trap symbolize to Attean?

2. 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?

3. What is Matt's reaction to Attean's explanation of his grandmother's hatred of white men?

4. What evidence is there that Matt's relationship with the Indians fulfilled a familial longing?

5. Why is Matt "delighted" to know that Attean tells the story to his brothers?

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

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

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

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

10. Matt gets considerable reassurance of his acceptance in Chapter 22 when Attean renews his invitation to Matt to join them to find a new hunting ground. How does Matt's response please and simultaneously disappoint Attean?

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