Sign of the Beaver Chapters 6-8

What was the deal between Matt and Saknis?

• Matt would teach Attean how to live like a settler
• Saknis would allow Matt to stay with the Beaver tribe until his family returned
• Matt would teach Attean how to read like a settler
• Saknis would have Attean teach Matt how to manitou

What does Attean bring Matt when he enters the house?

• A rabbit
• stew
• A pair of shoes
• his father's rifle

What did Matt offer to Saknis for saving his life?

• Matt gave Saknis some extra corn cake
• Matt gave him the family's Bible
• Matt gave him some silver coins
• Matt gave Saknis a book

Matt estimates that it will take Attean one _______ to learn his lessons.

• one moon
• one week
• one month
• one year

Which word best describes Attean's attitude about taking reading lessons from Matt?

• Joking
• Excited
• Irritated
• Depressed

How does Attean respond when he finds out how long it will take him to learn read?

• He is excited and jumps for joy
• He becomes frustrated and storms out of the cabin
• He yells at Matt for showing him to point to his arm each time he says the letter A
• He thinks it will take him longer than a year to learn how to read

What new approach did Matt use to teach Attean how to read?

• He used Biblical references to explain letters
• He used forest terms to explain letters
• He reads the book aloud instead of teaching letters
• He gives Attean a pencil to write his own letters

Matt teaches Attean to read using what book?

• Robinson Crusoe
• The Bible
• Hamlet
• A Tale of Two Cities

How does Attean react to the sea storm scene in Robinson Crusoe?

• He leaves the cabin, annoyed
• He asks what happens, a sign of interest
• He smiles, and sits on the edge of his seat, riveted
• He says nothing

What does the word seba mean?

• tomorrow
• today
• yesterday
• Sunday