Sign of the Beaver Chapters 1-6
  • 1. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
A) The family is on a boat on their way to America.
B) They are very close to an Indian village.
C) Quincy, Massachusetts, right before he and his father left on their trip.
D) The wilderness, just after his father left him alone.
  • 2. Knowing that Matt had a knot in his stomach, what does that mean?
A) He has a stomach bug because he ate a poisonous plant.
B) He is kind of nervous and scared.
C) He is very hungry.
D) His pants are too small and they hurt his stomach.
  • 3. Matt's father took Matt's old "blunderbuss." What did he take?
A) a garden tool
B) a watch
C) a map
D) a gun
  • 4. What is a treaty?
A) It is an agreement between two people.
B) It is a type of tool used for hunting.
C) A treaty is a sign in the forest.
D) It is small light for a cabin.
  • 5. What did Matt use for the task of "chinking"?
A) rocks
B) clay
C) puddy
D) cement
  • 6. If Matt met an Indian, his father told him that he should speak to him just the same as.....
A) his teacher at school.
B) his mother at home.
C) he would to a policeman.
D) his minister back home.
  • 7. What was Matt doing when an unannounced stranger showed up?
A) He was playing Guitar Hero on his Xbox.
B) He was tending to the garden.
C) He was waiting for his supper to cook.
D) He was cleaning out his living room.
  • 8. What did he serve Ben?
A) stew
B) fish
C) eggs and bacon
D) hamburger
  • 9. What is a deacon?
A) a small bird
B) a small animal found in Maine
C) a man who works in a bank
D) a leader in a church
  • 10. What is a hunch?
A) a kind of rifle
B) a gut feeling
C) tool used for gardening
D) a bow
  • 11. If you are deprived of something, you are.....
A) looking for a friend
B) going without it
C) find things easily
D) running very quickly
  • 12. What was tracked all over the floor of the cabin?
A) Salt
B) Flour
C) Honey
D) Stew
  • 13. How did the bear get into his cabin?
A) The bear climbed down through the chimney.
B) Matt neglected to bar the door.
C) The bear broke the window and came in.
D) Matt accidentally left the door open.
  • 14. Who brought the bees to America?
A) the Indians
B) the Mexicans
C) no one really knows
D) the colonists
  • 15. How many times did Matt think he would get stung when he tried to get honey from the bees?
A) not at all
B) just once or twice
C) a lot
D) maybe three times
  • 16. What did Matt lose while he was running from the bees?
A) his Playstation 2
B) his boot
C) his fishing rod
D) his gun
  • 17. What are chores?
A) bills
B) fish
C) small jobs
D) insects
  • 18. What was the old Indian's name?
A) Pewter
B) Nda
C) Saknis
D) Skitcher
  • 19. What are moccasins?
A) shoes made out of wood
B) shoes made by an Indian
C) shoes made out of an animal's hide
D) shoes made out of an animal's hoof
  • 20. What state is Matt's family from?
A) Maine
B) Massachusetts
C) Rhode Island
D) New York
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