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