SOTB Ch. 1-5
What words means to completely search through something?
Rummage
What word means to save or rescue?
Salvage
What is the opposite of blunt?
Sharp
What word means quick or agile?
nimble
What word means lively or noisy?
boisterous
How does Matt keep track of time?
He makes notches on a stick.
What important thing did Saknis give Matt?
Moccasins
What clan does Attean's family belong to?
The Beaver Clan
What did Matt and Attean encounter in the woods?
A bear and bear cub
What did Matt make mittens out of?
rabbit skins
Why was Ben traveling alone?
He left his town because he got into trouble.
What did Matt say that made Attean leave the lesson so abruptly?
He said "it might take a year to learn to read"
What story from the Bible did Matt tell Attean?
Noah's Ark
What part of the feast makes Matt feel accepted?
Dancing
Why was Matt not afraid of the upcoming winter?
Attean gave him snowshoes.
Why was Matt forced to fish?
Ben stole his rifle.
What made Attean mad in the story Robinson Crusoe?
The man kneeled to a white man.
Name at least three ways Attean has helped Matt survive in the woods thus far.
Answers vary...
Why did Attean's grandmother not want Matt at the feast?
White men had killed her mother while she was gathering bark for a basket.
What illness did the baby sister pass away of on their journey to Maine?
Typhus
What state did his family travel from?
Massachusetts
Peer has two meanings. One meaning is to look closely at something. What is the other meaning?
A person of the same rank
What word means unwilling, hesitant, or uneager?
Reluctant
What is a trespasser?
Someone who goes onto another's property without permission.
What word means friendship?
comradeship