Plot
Why did Matt’s father leave him alone at the cabin?
He went back to Massachusetts to bring his mother, sister and new baby to their new home.
Ben stole Matt’s
only rifle from him.
Which type of conflict
is this an example of?
A.Person vs Person
You move fast, like an Indian. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
Simile
Matt had to fish and hunt in order to have food to eat. This is an example of what theme?
Survival
Who did Matt read to?
Attean
What came in Matt’s cabin that made a mess and ate his food?
A bear
Attean and Matt have to kill a bear before they get attacked by it. What type of conflict is this an example of?
Person vs Nature
Matt took the watch in his hand as gently as if it were a bird’s egg. Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
Similie
Attean gives Matt his beloved dog and Matt gives Attean his father’s watch. This is an example of what theme?
Friendship
Who got typhus the worst?
The mom
Why was Ben stealing Matt’s rifle so devastating to him?
It was his only rifle and he used it to get food. Also, Matt’s father gave him the rifle.
Matt has a dangerous encounter with bees and is stung by a swarm of bees. What type of conflict is this an example of?
Person vs Nature
Matt says, “ Golly, that was the best fish I ever ate.” Which type of figurative language is this an example of?
Hyperbole
When Matt decided to stay behind and wait for his family to return and not go with the Indians, that is an example of which theme?
Family
Which character is Matt's sister.
Sarha
How does Matt earn the respect of Attean’s tribe?
Matt rescues Attean’s dog.
Matt struggles with the decision of whether he should join Attean’s tribe and move west for the winter or stay alone at the cabin and wait for his family to return. What type of conflict is this?
Person VS Self
Matt struggles with the decision of whether he should join Attean’s tribe and move west for the winter or stay alone at the cabin and wait for his family to return. What type of conflict is this?
Person VS Self
When Matt and Attean learn to appreciate each other’s cultural backgrounds and respect them, this is an example of what theme?
Cultural Exchange
Which character stole Matt's rifle?
Ben
What caused Matt's family to be so late in 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 what 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?
Personification or Simile
When Attean teaches Matt how to make secret signs in the forest that in an example of which theme?
survival
Which character said that the Native Americans need to learn to live with the White Men?
Saknis