The Sign of the Beaver Chapters 9-11

Attean got very angry after reading a passage of Robinson Crusoe because

• He didn't like that someone knelt down to a white man
• He didn't like that there were Cannibals in the book
• He didn't like the characters
• He was sick of reading that day

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

• Friday did not become a slave
• There would be no more reading lessons
• he would skip the bad parts

What word did Matt avoid as he read more of the story to Attean ?

• savage
• master
• servant

What bird did Matt catch in his snare?

• Crow
• Eagle
• Robin
• partridge

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

• Go fishing
• visit with grandfather
• see his village

After Attean caught a fish that was too small, he __________________ before he threw it back in the water.

• Took the hook out
• spoke to it quietly
• gave it a name
• fed it

When Matt fell into the water ,Attean-

• Pulled him out
• Laughed out loud
• watched him with a mocking grin

Attean was able to start a fire using

• a match
• flint
• stones with bits of quartz in it
• some sticks

Attean tells how his dog once

• ate a squirrel
• got stung by a porcupine
• swam and caught a fish
• caught a beaver

What thought was troubling to Matt at the end of Chapter 9?

• He no longer wanted Attean to come visit, but he had no choice.

• He began to question the thought that white men were superior to Native Americans.

• He could not understand why he had to continue to be so polite to Attean, as his father had instructed.

• He could not figure out if Attean was an enemy or a friend.