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WorksheetsThe Sign of the Beaver
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Matt's family had been delayed by an epidemic of diphtheria.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
Where did Matt's family move from?
a)
Virginia
b)
Connecticut
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Delaware
3.
Who stole the rifle from Matt's cabin?
a)
Marie
b)
Ben
c)
Attean
d)
Saknis
4.
What did a small beaver carving on a tree trunk mean?
a)
The tree would soon be felled by Saknis and his people.
b)
The lands in that area were hunted by Saknis and his people.
c)
There was no longer beaver living in that area.
d)
The approaching village was ill with typhus.
5.
What did Matt make from rabbit skins?
a)
Mittens
b)
baby blanket
c)
moccasins
d)
rug
6.
What gifts did Matt make for his sister Sarah and the new baby?
a)
baby blanket & cradle
b)
cornhusk doll & moccasins
c)
cornhusk doll & cradle
d)
baby blanket & mittens
7.
What was Attean's pet?
a)
rabbit
b)
dog
c)
squirrel
d)
beaver
8.
What interrupted the boys' visit to the beaver dam?
a)
Ben
b)
a beaver
c)
Saknis
d)
a bear
9.
What gift did Matt try to give Saknis in return for his kindess?
a)
the book Robinson Crusoe
b)
The Bible
c)
his rifle
d)
pocket watch
10.
Matt told Ben that his father had just gone for supplies and would be back anytime.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Ben informed Matt that the local Indians were on the warpath and had recently burned families out of their homes.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Matt knew that he wouldn't starve as long as he had a fish line.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
To escape the swarm of bees, Matt raced back to his cabin and locked himself inside.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Matt was nursed back to health by an old man and his granddaughter.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Bee needles have poison.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What were Attean's feelings about slavery?
a)
didn't care
b)
liked the idea
c)
hated the idea
d)
thought it was silly
17.
How was Matt's attempt at spear-fishing?
a)
unsuccessful
b)
partially successful
c)
successful
d)
didn't even want to try
18.
In chapter 12, Matt decided he needed to practice with-
a)
a throwing knofe
b)
a fishing spear
c)
a lance
d)
a bow and arrow
19.
The metal trap that caught the fox had been set by an Indian from another tribe.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Attean's people also had a story about a flood that destroyed the world.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
Matt showed his courage in the confrontation with the bear by shooting it in the face with an arrow.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Attean paid tribute to Matt by saying that he moved fast, like an Indian.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
Attean informed Matt that he would be leaving for a long time:
a)
to hunt for deer
b)
to find his manitou
c)
to choose a wife from another village
d)
to fish on the coast
24.
Why did Matt think Saknis might be angry with him?
a)
for neglecting Attean's lessons
b)
for insulting his people
c)
for hunting on the land of the turtle people
d)
for fishing in the water of the beaver people
25.
When Attean visited Matt in chapter 21, what did he bring with him?
a)
his sister
b)
a new rifle
c)
a buckskin outfit for Matt
d)
a new bow and arrow for Matt
26.
What did Attean and Saknis want Matt to do?
a)
trade them corn for moose meat
b)
teach Attean's sister how to read
c)
move with his parents to the coast
d)
go north with them
27.
What gift did Saknis send Matt?
a)
a bow and arrow
b)
a pair of snowshoes
c)
an old musket
d)
a basket of seeds for the garden
28.
Matt was able to save nothing from their garden for the coming winter.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Matt made a pair of leggings from the fisher that he caught in a trap and skinned.
a)
true
b)
false
30.
Matt caught the fisher in a deadfall trap that Attean had shown him how to make earlier that summer.
a)
true
b)
false
31.
Matt made a cradle for the baby and a cornhusk doll for his sister, Sarah.
a)
true
b)
fasle
32.
Once the snow came, Matt found that the snowshoes Saknis gave him had "set him free".
a)
true
b)
false
33.
How old was Matt?
a)
Almost 13
b)
Almost 11
c)
Almost 16
d)
Almost 15
34.
What material did Matt make a cap from?
a)
Deer hide
b)
a blanket
c)
fisher pelt
d)
otter skin
35.
Which two books did Matt read to Attean?
a)
The Bible & The Odyssey
b)
The Hornbook & Robinson Crusoe
c)
The Bible & Robinson Crusoe
d)
Hatchet & Robinson Crusoe
36.
What delayed Matt's family from joining him in Maine?
a)
bad weather
b)
Scarlet fever
c)
tyhus
d)
Diptheria
37.
What did Saknis and his fellow tribesmen rescue Matt from?
a)
snake bite
b)
bear attack
c)
poisoned arrows
d)
bee stings
38.
Why was Attean's grandmother reluctant to accept Matt?
a)
White men had killed her sister.
b)
Matt foolishly did squaw work.
c)
White men had killed Attean's parents.
d)
Matt had laughed at Attean's dog.
39.
Why did Attean's family move away forever?
a)
They wanted to seek gold in the West.
b)
They wanted to search for Attean's father.
c)
They wanted to find land the white men weren't crowding.
d)
They didn't like the cold weather in Maine.
40.
Attean's dog fought-
a)
a porcupine
b)
a mountain lion
c)
a black bear
d)
a lynx
41.
The beaver that Attean and Matt came across belonged to what people?
a)
the people of the fox
b)
the people of the moose
c)
the Objibway people
d)
the people of the beaver
42.
Attean said that secret signs were made for what purpose?
a)
So the women of the village would not understand them.
b)
to show the way back
c)
to warn off the Iroquois
d)
as a part of their religious beliefs
43.
Attean told Matt that the best arrows were made from which tree?
a)
ash
b)
birch
c)
hemlock
d)
maple
44.
The boys may have been killed by the bear if they had not had an early warning from Attean's dog.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
The bear was upset because she thought her cub was in danger.
a)
true
b)
false
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