Sign of the Beaver Ch 1-12 Comprehension

Why does Matt's father leave him alone in the wilderness?

• Matt's father leaves him alone in the wilderness because he has no money to feed him anymore.

• Matt's father leaves him alone in the wilderness to go back to Quincy to get his mother, sister, and the new baby.

• Matt's father leaves him alone in the wilderness because its time he becomes a man.

• Matt's father leaves him alone in the wilderness because he forgets to take him with him.

What two gifts does Matt's father give him before he leaves?

• A rifle and Bible

• A hatchet and knife

• A bow and arrows

• A rifle and pocketwatch

What food item did Matt's mother persuade his father to his father to bring with him?

• Honey

• Sugar

• Candy

• Molasses

What important thing did Saknis give Matt?

• A bow

• A firestarter

• Mocassins (Shoes)

• A high five

How did both boys feel about the first reading lesson?

• They loved it!

• They were both frustrated

• They ate a lot

• They laughed and had fun

Why does Attean think white men in the story are not as smart as an Indian?

• because Robinson Crusoe swims back to the ship to get items he needs

• because the Indians can make whatever they need

• because Attean is always right, duh!

• both A and B

What is the first survival skill that Attean teaches Matt?

• how to make and shoot a bow

• how to make a snare (trap)

• how to make his own fish hooks

• how to make a fire in the woods

Attean agreed to hear more of Robinson Crusoe after Matt assured him that

• he would skip the bad parts

• There would be no more reading lessons

• he wouldn't make Attean read it

• Friday did not become a slave

After Matt finished reading , Attean surprised Matt by inviting him to

• see his village

• Go fishing

• visit with Saknis

• play with his dog

When Matt said that Attean's words to the fish he threw back must have worked, Matt saw the Indian

• smile for the first time

• Look uneasy, even embarrassed

• show some interest in his opinion

• get angry