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) The wilderness, just after his father left him alone.
C) Quincy, Massachusetts, right before he and his father left on their trip.
D) They are very close to an Indian village.
  • 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 gun
B) a watch
C) a map
D) a garden tool
  • 4. What is a treaty?
A) A treaty is a sign in the forest.
B) It is a type of tool used for hunting.
C) It is an agreement between two people.
D) It is small light for a cabin.
  • 5. What did Matt use for the task of "chinking"?
A) puddy
B) rocks
C) clay
D) cement
  • 6. If Matt met an Indian, his father told him that he should speak to him just the same as.....
A) his mother at home.
B) he would to a policeman.
C) his minister back home.
D) his teacher at school.
  • 7. What was Matt doing when an unannounced stranger showed up?
A) He was playing Guitar Hero on his Xbox.
B) He was waiting for his supper to cook.
C) He was tending to the garden.
D) He was cleaning out his living room.
  • 8. What did he serve Ben?
A) stew
B) eggs and bacon
C) fish
D) hamburger
  • 9. What is a deacon?
A) a leader in a church
B) a small animal found in Maine
C) a small bird
D) a man who works in a bank
  • 10. What is a hunch?
A) a kind of rifle
B) a bow
C) tool used for gardening
D) a gut feeling
  • 11. If you are deprived of something, you are.....
A) find things easily
B) running very quickly
C) going without it
D) looking for a friend
  • 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) Matt neglected to bar the door.
C) The bear broke the window and came in.
D) The bear climbed down through the chimney.
  • 14. Who brought the bees to America?
A) the Mexicans
B) no one really knows
C) the Indians
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) just once or twice
C) not at all
D) a lot
  • 16. What did Matt lose while he was running from the bees?
A) his boot
B) his Playstation 2
C) his gun
D) his fishing rod
  • 17. What are chores?
A) bills
B) small jobs
C) fish
D) insects
  • 18. What was the old Indian's name?
A) Saknis
B) Skitcher
C) Pewter
D) Nda
  • 19. What are moccasins?
A) shoes made out of an animal's hide
B) shoes made out of wood
C) shoes made by an Indian
D) shoes made out of an animal's hoof
  • 20. What state is Matt's family from?
A) Massachusetts
B) New York
C) Maine
D) Rhode Island
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