Plot
Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Comprehension
Characters
100

All of the events in a story is called the...

plot

100

loud, rowdy

boisterous

100

a synonym for prowess

talent, skill, expertise

100

The MAIN setting of The Sign of the Beaver is...

The wilderness of Maine in the late 1760's.
100

The main character

Matt

200

The most exciting part of the story is called the...

climax

200

strong smell or taste

pungent
200

showing no respect for authority; refusing to obey

defiant

200

What was the overall conflict throughout the entire novel?

Matt was left alone in a cabin to survive on his own.

200

The main character's sister

Sarah

300

The ending or solution to a story is the...

resolution

300

a close friend or ally

comrade

300

the expression of disapproval or disappointment 

reproach

300

What genre is The Sign of the Beaver?

Historical Fiction
300

The tribe that Attean belonged to...

Penobscots

400

The events LEADING UP to the most exciting part of the story is called the...

rising action

400

to become less harsh or less stern

relent

400

to provoke or annoy

goad

400

What was the climax of the story?

Attean and Saknis asked Matt to travel North with them for their winter hunt. Matt made the decision to stay and protect the cabin in hopes that his family would return.

400

Attean's grandfather

Saknis

500

The beginning part of a story where we learn the setting, main characters, and sometimes the big problem is the...

exposition

500

a synonym for placid

calm, smooth, relaxed

500
a synonym for beseech

beg, plead, ask

500

What was the resolution of the story?

Matt's family returned to him.

500

This person did not like Matt at first, but eventually welcomed him

Attean's grandmother

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