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