Q 01/05

In The Sign of the Beaver, what does Matt hurl at a charging mother bear to buy Attean time?

A) A burning branch

B) His hatchet

C) A dead rabbit

D) A heavy stone

Answer · why

C) A dead rabbit

A dead rabbit, the first he had ever shot with his bow, hit the bear on the head and gave Attean a moment to fit an arrow. Afterwards Attean paid Matt...

Q 02/05

In The Sign of the Beaver, which novel does Matt give Attean's grandfather as thanks for saving him?

A) Robinson Crusoe

B) Gulliver's Travels

C) The Pilgrim's Progress

D) Don Quixote

Answer · why

A) Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe was one of only two books in the cabin, the other being the family Bible. Attean later scoffs that its hero had a whole ship's cargo t...

Q 03/05

In The Sign of the Beaver, what does the beaver mark cut into a tree tell those who pass it?

A) A chief's burial place

B) A safe river crossing

C) A hidden store of winter food

D) A clan's hunting ground

Answer · why

D) A clan's hunting ground

A clan's hunting ground was marked this way, and Attean says no other hunter would take game there. Matt wonders whether settlers like his own people ...

Q 04/05

In The Sign of the Beaver, what attacks Matt when he climbs a tree, sick of eating plain fish?

A) A mother bear

B) A swarm of bees

C) A pair of nesting hawks

D) A hungry wildcat

Answer · why

B) A swarm of bees

A swarm of bees poured out when he tugged at the rotten bark around their hole, and he hurt his ankle as he fled to the pond. Attean and his grandfath...

Q 05/05

In The Sign of the Beaver, what does Matt give Attean when the two friends part for the last time?

A) A homemade bow

B) A carved wooden bowl

C) A silver watch

D) His father's axe

Answer · why

C) A silver watch

A silver watch handed down through his family was the only valuable thing Matt owned. Attean, who had just left him his beloved dog, understood at onc...