Plot
Why did Matt get left home alone ?
His father headed back to Massachusetts to pick up the rest of his family.
The fact that Ben stole Matt’s rifle is an example of which type of conflict?
person vs person
Then, with a whoop, they raced all together through the stockade gate down to the river. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
.Onomatopoeia
When Matt relied on hunting and fishing to be able to get food to eat, that is an example of what theme?
Survival
Who read Robinson Crusoe to Attean?
Matt
What was Matt’s consequence for disturbing the bees?
He was stung by a swarm of bees and almost drowned.
The fact that Matt gets stung by a swarm of bees is an example of what type of conflict?
person vs nature
His body was no longer on fire. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
Hyperbole
When Attean and Saknis brought Matt food, crutches and medicine to take care of him, that is an example of what theme?
Friendship
Who took Matt’s rifle when he was sleeping?
Ben
Why did Attean’s grandmother hate white people?
.White people killed her daughter.
The fact that Attean and Matt have to work together to kill a mother bear before it attacks them is an example of which conflict?
person vs nature
A shadow that would not show itself is an example of which type of figurative language?
Personification
When Matt decided to stay behind alone and wait for his family instead of going with Attean and his family, that is an example of what theme?
family
Which character gave Matt his dog to keep?
Attean
What ultimately earned Attean’s respect for Matt?
Matt chose not to go with the Indians and he waited for his family.
Matt struggles with the decision of staying alone at the cabin and waiting for his family to come back, or joining Attean and his tribe and moving west for the winter. What type of conflict is this an example of?
:person vs self
Thinking of his father, he felt that snake of worry crawling about behind every other thought. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
Metaphor
When Matt and the Native American tribe gain insights from each other’s cultural differences, what is this an example of?
.Cultural Exchange
Who are the two characters who killed the bear?
Matt and Attean
What caused Matt's family to be so late getting to Maine?
The family was sick with Typhus and they were delayed by the weather.
The fact that the Native Americans were forced off their land by the White Men is an example of which type of conflict?
Person -vs- Society
"The humming grew to a roar, like a great wind" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Simile or Personification
When Attean teaches Matt how to make secret signs to find his way through the forest, that is an example of what theme?
Survival
What character said that the Native Americans need to learn to live with White Men?
Saknis