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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 Attean visits Matt after his manitou, what is he carrying?
(a) Fresh caribou meat.
(b) A shiny new rifle.
(c) Matt's stolen rifle.
(d) Fresh elk steaks.

2. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, who accompanies him?
(a) Saknis.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His sister.
(d) The group of boys he played with at the village.

3. When Matt goes to the Indian village for Attean and does not find Attean, who does Matt ask for?
(a) Saknis.
(b) Attean's sister.
(c) Attean's grandmother.
(d) Attean's brother.

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

5. What does Matt really love to have to add to his fish and make it taste delicious?
(a) Animal fat.
(b) Herbs.
(c) His mother's special sauce.
(d) Pepper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Matt throw at the bear?

3. What emotion does Matt imagine he sees in Attean's eyes?

4. Who sends Matt a basket of maple sugar?

5. What is Attean permitted to eat during his stay alone in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Since Matt has spent time with the Indians, how is he better able to make provisions for the winter?

3. How does Matt's reaction to the cleanup being relegated to squaws indicate that he is more accepting of cultural differences?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Matt and Attean's use of each other's language symbolic of their relationship?

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

10. How does such a violent act as killing a bear bring Matt and Attean into a relationship that for the first time seems like a friendship?

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