Sign of the Beaver

How did Matt keep track of how long his father was gone? 

• He had a calendar.
• He watched the moon every night.
• He put beads on a necklace.
• He made seven notches on a stick to represent each week.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Chapter 2 starts out with this line describing Matt, "By the next morning the tight place in his stomach was gone." What does this mean?

• He had the flu

• He ate something bad

• He was worried about being alone

• He fell and hurt his stomach

What worried Matt the night Ben slept at the cabin?

• whether Ben would stay or not and why did Ben leave his other town so quickly

• the strange sounds at night he heard outside the cabin

• the fact that his father would not be back for a long time

• if there were Indians outside the cabin walking through the woods

Why did Saknis want Attean to learn to read?

• Saknis wanted him to read stories to the other Indians.

• Saknis wanted him to show off to the other Indians.

• Saknis wanted him to be able to read the white man's treaties.

• Saknis wanted him to have fun.

How did Matt meet Attean and Saknis?

• They met when Matt stumbled upon their house.

• They met when a bear attacked Matt's cabin. Sakniss killed the bear as it was leaving the cabin covered in flour.

• They met when Matt and Attean were both playing in the woods. The boys found a baby fox and kept it as a pet

• They had been watching Matt and saw him when was attacked by bees. Attean and Saknis saved him.

What was Matt's role in killing the bear?

• He was the one who actually killed it.

• He distracted the bear by throwing a rabbit at it.

• He tried to save the bear from being killed.

• He was scared and ran away.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

The relationship between the boys changed throughout the story. At first the did not like or trust each other. How did Matt earn Attean's respect?

• Matt stayed at the cabin to wait for his family

• Matt saved Attean's dog

• Matt distracted the bear

• All of the above

How did Matt learn to fish from Attean?

• with a net made from spider web and grape vine

• learned to make hooks from twigs and how to make a spear

• fly fishing with a rod from the cabin

• with a rope woven into a basket

How did Attean change after he found his manitou?

• He was no longer allowed to speak to Matt because he was a white man.

• He wore wore paint and was angry.

• He shaved most of his hair and felt proud of his accomplishments.

• He did not find his manitou

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

How did Attean's sister, Marie, help get the dog out of the trap?

• She put him to sleep with a special medicine.
• She put a blanket over its head.
• She distracted it with food.
• She sang it a song.