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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Matt and Attean arrive in a part of the woods, Matt has never been in, where do they see the sign of the beaver?
2. When Attean leaves, whose trip does Matt compare Robinson Crusoe's survival to?
3. After the boys both catch fish, how does Attean start a fire?
4. Who rescues Matt from the bee attack?
5. Where is Matt taken after he is rescued from the bees?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Attean's method for retracing his path in the woods that he tries to instill in Matt?
2. Some might say that by heeding his father's advice Matt makes a mistake. How might one blame Matt's father for Matt being duped?
3. Why is the absence of the rifle so terrible for Matt?
4. What does Matt reveal in the narration that reveals how sensitive he is to being without a gun?
5. How is Matt more apt to question slavery now when reading with Attean and never before?
6. Why might Attean be so uninterested in learning to read and write the English language?
7. How dies Matt discover that he can overcome his loneliness?
8. The first relationship the reader witnesses is the one between Matt and his father. Describe their relationship.
9. How do Saknis and his grandson differ in their opinions of the white man?
10. Despite Matt's gun being gone, what is happens in Chapter 4 that suggests that Matt is in good spirits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At one point, both Saknis and Attean call Matt the white brother of Attean. Why is this term "brother" used by them here? How is being named a "brother" different than being called a "friend"? Why do they come to think Matt deserves this name?
Essay Topic 2
The wilderness is the setting of the novel, The Sign of the Beaver. In this novel, the wilderness is more than a backdrop for the action; it is a force. Discuss how the wilderness as it is described various times in the novel has the power to challenge, to motivate, to please, and to frighten characters. Use at least three specific examples from the text to show the role the wilderness plays in this novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss whether the conflict of man against man or man against nature is the framework for the basic conflict in The Sign of the Beaver.
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