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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 does Matt wish Attean had given him to show his father upon his return?
(a) A bear ear.
(b) A bear claw.
(c) A bear's tooth.
(d) A piece of bear skin.

2. How doesMatt first become aware of an animal being in danger?
(a) He senses danger.
(b) He hears an animal cry.
(c) He smells blood.
(d) He sees the dog in the trap.

3. How many arrows does Attean use to kill the bear?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

4. On this early autumn visit to Matt's cabin, what does Attean tell Matt the Indian men are preparing to hunt?
(a) Bear and moose.
(b) Deer and elk.
(c) Caribou and moose.
(d) Bear.

5. Once Matt is finished outside, he relaxes with a cup of tea. From what does he make this tea?
(a) Spruce needles.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) Pine cones.
(d) Mint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matt say that he thought of the Indian way of life before he actually visited them?

2. What does Attean do as he leaves Matt at the cabin in Chapter 21?

3. Who sends Matt a basket of maple sugar?

4. When Matt first arrives at the village, how does he react to the smells from the cooking?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. When Attean takes Matt around to see the Indian women working, why is this work of such interest to Matt and of little interest to Attean?

9. 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?

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

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