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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. What does Matt still have a few grains of in a tin after the break in?
2. How long does Matt estimate that it will take Attean to learn his lessons?
3. When Ben blames himself for the break-in, what does he specifically blame himself for?
4. Who bakes the johnnycake that Matt eats after hunting?
5. How often is Matt instructed to cut a notch in the stick?
Short Essay Questions
1. How dies Matt discover that he can overcome his loneliness?
2. Explain why the reader senses that Matt's rescuer is kind and that Matt is safe.
3. How does Matt's garden experience prove to be frustrating?
4. At the end of Chapter 10, Matt comments that Attean has smiled his first genuine smile. One must infer the reason for this smile. What is the reason behind this smile?
5. Why might Attean be so uninterested in learning to read and write the English language?
6. Characterize the relationship that develops between Saknis and Matt.
7. Despite Matt's gun being gone, what is happens in Chapter 4 that suggests that Matt is in good spirits?
8. Explain whether Matt is jealous of Attean's fishing skills.
9. Explain how Matt's appetite might be considered the impetus for the action of Chapter 5, when he is attacked by bees?
10. How is Matt more apt to question slavery now when reading with Attean and never before?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Even though Saknis is responsible for bringing up Attean, are there any significant ways in which Saknis and Attean are different? How does the reader sense the mutual love and respect they have for each other?
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
What is the role of women in Attean's village? What does Attean say about women that help the reader understand his view of women in a community?
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