Sign of the Beaver Chapters 1-6
  • 1. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
A) The wilderness, just after his father left him alone.
B) They are very close to an Indian village.
C) Quincy, Massachusetts, right before he and his father left on their trip.
D) The family is on a boat on their way to America.
  • 2. Knowing that Matt had a knot in his stomach, what does that mean?
A) He is kind of nervous and scared.
B) His pants are too small and they hurt his stomach.
C) He is very hungry.
D) He has a stomach bug because he ate a poisonous plant.
  • 3. Matt's father took Matt's old "blunderbuss." What did he take?
A) a garden tool
B) a watch
C) a gun
D) a map
  • 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) cement
B) clay
C) puddy
D) rocks
  • 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 minister back home.
C) his teacher at school.
D) his mother at home.
  • 7. What was Matt doing when an unannounced stranger showed up?
A) He was tending to the garden.
B) He was cleaning out his living room.
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) fish
B) hamburger
C) stew
D) eggs and bacon
  • 9. What is a deacon?
A) a man who works in a bank
B) a small animal found in Maine
C) a small bird
D) a leader in a church
  • 10. What is a hunch?
A) a bow
B) tool used for gardening
C) a kind of rifle
D) a gut feeling
  • 11. If you are deprived of something, you are.....
A) going without it
B) looking for a friend
C) running very quickly
D) find things easily
  • 12. What was tracked all over the floor of the cabin?
A) Stew
B) Salt
C) Flour
D) Honey
  • 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) Matt accidentally left the door open.
D) The bear broke the window and came in.
  • 14. Who brought the bees to America?
A) the colonists
B) the Mexicans
C) no one really knows
D) the Indians
  • 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) a lot
C) maybe three times
D) just once or twice
  • 16. What did Matt lose while he was running from the bees?
A) his fishing rod
B) his gun
C) his boot
D) his Playstation 2
  • 17. What are chores?
A) bills
B) small jobs
C) insects
D) fish
  • 18. What was the old Indian's name?
A) Pewter
B) Saknis
C) Skitcher
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 hide
D) shoes made out of an animal's hoof
  • 20. What state is Matt's family from?
A) Rhode Island
B) Maine
C) New York
D) Massachusetts
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