Chapters 1-5
Who stole Matt's rifle?
Ben
What did Ben do "for money"?
This was the reason Ben stole Matt's rifle.
What was suffering, caught in a trap?
A fox
What happened to Attean's dog?
He got his leg caught in a trap.
What was Matt most proud of making?
A crib/cradle
What is the name of the book Matt is using to teach Attean to read?
Robinson Crusoe.
What does Attean call "one month"?
One moon.
Why where there different signs carved into trees?
To mark different tribes' hunting grounds.
Why did Attean leave and not visit Matt for a while?
He went to the woods to get his manitou.
Why did Attean give his dog to Matt?
So he wouldn't be alone, and because his dog was old and slow. Also so he has something to remember him by.
Who helped to remove the bee stingers from Matt's body?
Saknis
What is the type of trap Attean used to catch rabbits?
A snare.
What was one type of crop Matt had in his garden?
corn
pumpkins
What is the reason Saknis invited Matt to the feast?
He helped kill the bear by throwing a rabbit in its face to distract it.
Why was the ending of the story bittersweet?
Bitter: Baby died; lost his Native family (Attean & Saknis)
Sweet: Family arrived.
What did Matt do to get food after his gun was stolen by Ben?
Matt goes fishing...A LOT.
How did Attean feel when he heard the story about Robinson Crusoe's slave?
Resentful
Why didn't Matt and Attean help the suffering fox?
Because it was located on Turtle hunting grounds
Where did Matt wake up after the feast?
In a wigwam
What is the reason the Beaver tribe left the area?
They needed new hunting grounds during the winter. Many white men were coming to settle the area.
What animals did Matt first practice shooting after his dad left him with the gun?
Red squirrels
What is the name of Robinson Crusoe's slave?
Friday
What is a similarity between Matt's Bible story and a story Attean tells?
They both had stories about a great flood.
What is the reason Attean's grandmother dislikes Matt?
Because white men killed her daughter.
What is the reason the baby died?
He was born small and unhealthy due to the Typhus virus.