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

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

3. What is one of the food preparations that Matt learns from the Indian women?
(a) Making stew from deer.
(b) Baking corn muffins.
(c) Drying berries.
(d) Making corn chowder.

4. Who goes with Matt to rescue the dog?
(a) Attean's brother.
(b) Saknis.
(c) Attean's sister.
(d) Attean

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Matt is finished outside, he relaxes with a cup of tea. From what does he make this tea?

2. When Attean tells Matt that he and his family are leaving, what is the reason he gives Attean for their departure?

3. When Attean visits Matt after his manitou, who accompanies him?

4. After Matt's fun-filled day at Attean's village, how long does Matt wait before he sees Attean again?

5. What English word does Attean offer as a rough translation of his word "manitou"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Matt comes upon the Attean's dog in the trap, he knows he is in the land of the turtle and should not tamper with anything there. Why does he knowingly go against the law that Attean taught him?

4. After a day of hard play in the Indian village, Matt is physically sore but content. Explain these two apparently contradicting feelings.

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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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