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) Quincy, Massachusetts, right before he and his father left on their trip.
C) They are very close to an Indian village.
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) His pants are too small and they hurt his stomach.
B) He has a stomach bug because he ate a poisonous plant.
C) He is very hungry.
D) He is kind of nervous and scared.
  • 3. Matt's father took Matt's old "blunderbuss." What did he take?
A) a watch
B) a garden tool
C) a map
D) a gun
  • 4. What is a treaty?
A) It is an agreement between two people.
B) It is small light for a cabin.
C) A treaty is a sign in the forest.
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) he would to a policeman.
B) his mother at home.
C) his minister back home.
D) his teacher at school.
  • 7. What was Matt doing when an unannounced stranger showed up?
A) He was tending to the garden.
B) He was waiting for his supper to cook.
C) He was playing Guitar Hero on his Xbox.
D) He was cleaning out his living room.
  • 8. What did he serve Ben?
A) eggs and bacon
B) stew
C) hamburger
D) fish
  • 9. What is a deacon?
A) a small animal found in Maine
B) a leader in a church
C) a man who works in a bank
D) a small bird
  • 10. What is a hunch?
A) a gut feeling
B) a kind of rifle
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 accidentally left the door open.
C) The bear broke the window and came in.
D) Matt neglected to bar the door.
  • 14. Who brought the bees to America?
A) no one really knows
B) the colonists
C) the Mexicans
D) the Indians
  • 15. How many times did Matt think he would get stung when he tried to get honey from the bees?
A) just once or twice
B) not at all
C) a lot
D) maybe three times
  • 16. What did Matt lose while he was running from the bees?
A) his gun
B) his Playstation 2
C) his boot
D) his fishing rod
  • 17. What are chores?
A) insects
B) bills
C) fish
D) small jobs
  • 18. What was the old Indian's name?
A) Saknis
B) Pewter
C) Skitcher
D) Nda
  • 19. What are moccasins?
A) shoes made out of wood
B) shoes made out of an animal's hoof
C) shoes made out of an animal's hide
D) shoes made by an Indian
  • 20. What state is Matt's family from?
A) New York
B) Rhode Island
C) Massachusetts
D) Maine
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