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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. Approximately how long does it take Matt and Attean to reach Attean's village from Matt's cabin?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) A little more than two hours.
(c) A little more than one hour.
(d) A little more than three hours.

2. Who sends Matt a basket of maple sugar?
(a) Attean.
(b) Attean's sister.
(c) Attean's grandmother.
(d) Saknis.

3. What happens at the end of the day to Matt's shirt?
(a) It is repaired by a woman because it was torn earlier in play.
(b) It is replaced by a new suede shirt.
(c) It is taken from him as an intitiation.
(d) It is returned to him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Attean say will come to cut up and clean the bear?

2. When Matt wakes up after the celebration at Attean's village, what does Matt NOT see hanging or laying around?

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

4. As Matt realizes it is September, what sign of fall does he NOT encounter?

5. When Matt and Attean are talking about the animal in the trap, what does Attean say that white men trap for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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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