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The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver
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Reading comprehension quiz for "The Sign of the Beaver": Grade 5.
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1
How did Matt finally win Attean's respect?
by speaking sentences in Attean's language.
by shooting a deer with his homemade bow.
by staying at the cabin to wait for his family.
by winning the game the Indian boys used to test him.
2
What treaty did Saknis make with Matt?
Matt could use the canoe if he gave them gunpowder.
Attean would protect Matt's corn from crows if Matt moved.
He would repair Matt's cabin if he gave him silver coins.
Matt would receive food if he taught Attean to read.
3
Attean's grandmother welcomed Matt to the village after he.....
went out of his way to save Attean's dog.
promised to teach all the Indian boys to read.
gave her the last of his flour.
said he would help Attean find his Manitou
4
This person is being taught how to read by Matt.
Attean
Sarah
Ben
Saknis
5
Who saves Matt after the bees attack him?
Ben
Saknis
Dad
Attean
6
What bad news does Matt's family bring when they finally arrive at the cabin?
the baby died
Sarah died
the Indians had taken over
they had to move
7
What happened to Matt's father's rifle?
Matt gave it to Saknis after Saknis saved his life.
Matt left it in the woods and couldn't find find it.
It feel out of Attean's canoe into the river.
Ben stole it while Matt was sleeping.
8
Why does Saknis want Matt to teach Attean to read?
So he can know the white man's sign.
Saknis never learned to read, so he wanted Attean to learn.
He needs to finish a crossword puzzle.
So they can become Pen Pals.
9
How was Matt to keep track of the days?
He had to keep track in his head.
He was to put notches in a stick.
He never kept track of the days.
He marked days off the calendar.
10
After Matt's family arried, he realized Saknis had been right about....
the importance of Attean learning to read.
the need for Indians and white men to learn from each other.
leaving nature as he found it.
moving on to find new hunting grounds.
11
What gift does Saknis give Matt that he can use in the winter snow?
snow shoes
hat
boots
dog
12
Before Attean left for good, what did Matt give him?
the silver watch that had belonged to his grandpa.
the fork he had painstakingly whittled from a birch branch.
the beaver pelt he had tanned.
the compass he had always kept with him.
13
What does Saknis want Matt to teach Attean?
How to hunt
How to make a snare
How to read
How to fish
14
When Matt and Attean came face-to-face with the bear, Matt....
yelled at it.
threw his dead rabbit at its head.
jumped behind the tree to hide.
ran, causing the bear to chase him.
15
Who does not want Matt at the Indian camp?
Ben
Saknis
Grandmother
Attean's sister
16
What does Ben steal from Matt?
money
rifle
book
watch
17
Why does Matt's father leave Matt at the cabin by himself?
They needed to finish building the cabin.
Matt was left to guard the cabin.
Dad is going to spend time with the Indians.
Matt had to find his manitou.
18
What unexpected thing did Attean say about his mother?
She was killed by a white man.
She was born in the Turtle tribe.
She had died giving birth to Attean's sister.
She was the daughter of a French missionary.
19
Was left alone by his father to care for the newly build cabin.
Attean
Ben
Matt
Sarah
20
Why does Matt climb the tree to get to the bee hive?
There was a trapped animal up there.
He wanted honey.
He was playing with Attean.
He wanted to see how fast he could climb the tree.
21
What animal does Attean kill with Matt's help?
beaver
fish
turtle
bear
22
What happened late in the afternoon after Attean killed the bear?
Attean was told to be wary of Matt because he was white.
Matt spotted the bear's cub near the cabin.
Matt was invited to the Indian village for a feast.
Members of the Turtle tribe dragged the animal away.
23
What does Attean teach Matt?
How to hunt with a bow.
How to kill a moose.
Nothing
How to read.
24
Who is Attean's grandfather?
Matt's father
Saknis
Matt
Ben
25
Left to bring the rest of Matt's family to the cabin.
Ben
Attean
Matt's father
Saknis
26
What choice does Matt have to make close to the end of the book?
How was he going to walk in the snow.
How he was going to bury his family.
How he was going to get his rifle back.
If he will go with the Indians on the hunt.
27
While in the forest, Attean told Matt about the importance of....
brushing footprints away so they wouldn't be followed.
listening to the river so he would not get lost.
walking in the middle to avoid snakes.
leaving markers so he wouldn't get lost.
28
Who stayed in the cabin one evening and stole a rifle?
Matt
Saknis
Ben
Attean
