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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. If Attean does not come back to the village having completed his tasks successfully, how will his village view him?

2. What does Matt throw at the bear?

3. When Matt goes to the Indian village for Attean and does not find Attean, who does Matt ask for?

4. In addition to mittens, what else does Matt want fur for?

5. What is the next book that Matt has to get his adventures from?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Saknis receive Matt's declining the invitation to go on the hunt with his people?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Matt and Attean tell each other stories. Explain the importance of their knowing each other's stories and extend this by explaining the importance of people knowing the stories (such as the tales, the fables, the myths) of other cultures.

Essay Topic 2

How might Attean's mannerisms or brusque speaking patterns heighten Matt's uneasiness about Attean's motives or his intentions? In order to answer this adequately, refer directly to instances of Attean's actions or words.

Essay Topic 3

Until Matt read Robinson Crusoe to Attean, it was just the story of an adventure. What does Matt himself learn from reading Robinson Crusoe through Attean's eyes? How does the book ultimately become an educational tool for Matt?

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