Characters
Why does Attean think Robinson Crusoe not smart like Indian?
Indians can make everything
a human or animal that eats its own kind
cannibal
the feeling of scorn; worthless
contemptuous
open resistance to authority
defiance
Even though Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a deserted island, Matt thought he actually lived like
a king!
What did Attean teach Matt?
Attean taught Matt how to make a snare and catch animals.
being awkward or careless with one's movements
clumsiness
to be strongly hated
despised
to be fixed firmly in something else
embedded
Current name of the state where Matt and the Indians live
Maine
Name of grandfather
Sakis
unwilling or reluctant
grudging
seeming unconcerned
nonchalantly
to consider
ponder
Why did Attean get mad when Matt read about Friday?
Attean related to Friday as a Native Indian who was bowing down to a "white man".
A comparison of two things NOT using like or as
Metaphor
stiff and not flexible
rigid
to rescue or save
salvage
a young tree
sapling
Where did Matt and his family move from?
Massachusetts
How did Matt start to teach Attean how to read?
He tried to teach Attean that A is for arm.
to unite by connecting ends together
splicing
serious and strict
stern
Matt kept reading Robinson Crusoe to Attean, but how did he get Attean to want to continue listening?
a comparison of two things using like or as
simile