Sign of the Beaver, Chapters 6-10 Quiz

What was the agreement that Matt made with Saknis?

• Attean would teach Matt to hunt. Matt would teach Attean to read.

• Attean would bring Matt food. Matt would teach Attean to build a cabin.

• Attean would bring Matt food. Matt would teach Attean to read.

• Attean would teach Matt to hunt. Matt would teach Attean to cook.

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What does the Penobscot word nda mean?

• yes

• no

• maybe

• absolutely

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What does the Penobscot word nkweniss mean?

• grandson

• son

• grandfather

• friend

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What does the Penobscot word seba mean?

• today

• next week

• yesterday

• tomorrow

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How does Matt first try to teach Attean to read?

• He teaches the alphabet through familiar objects beginning with each letter.

• He teaches Attean songs such as the ABC song and B-I-N-G-O.

• He reads Robinson Crusoe and has Attean repeat the sentences to him.

• He has Attean read the words with him so he can begin to recognize basic words.

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How does Attean react to Matt’s first reading lesson?

• He is afraid he will not do well.

• He laughs at Matt.

• He gets angry and storms out of the cabin.

• He tries really hard to read the words.

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Why did Matt skip over parts of the book?

• The spine of the book had come apart, and pages were missing.

• There were many words Matt’s father had not taught him yet.

• He wanted to skip the boring parts so that Attean would stay interested.

• He didn’t think Attean was intelligent enough to understand the story.

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Why did Attean think Robinson Crusoe wasn’t smart?

• Crusoe got caught in a storm.

• Crusoe had wrecked his ship.

• Crusoe didn’t build a boat to get off the island.

• Crusoe couldn’t make the things he needed.

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What made Attean so angry when Matt was reading Robinson Crusoe to him?

• The Indian knelt to Crusoe like a slave.

• The main character died.

• Matt was skipping too many parts.

• Matt left in the middle of the story.

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At the end of chapter 9, what other possibility is Matt considering?

• Attean should be his slave.

• Attean was not smart.

• Attean and Matt could be friends and equals.

• Attean has a bad temper.

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