Sign of the Beaver Chapters 1-6
  • 1. What is the setting at the beginning of the book?
A) They are very close to an Indian village.
B) The family is on a boat on their way to America.
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 very hungry.
B) He is kind of nervous and scared.
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 garden tool
B) a watch
C) a map
D) a gun
  • 4. What is a treaty?
A) It is small light for a cabin.
B) It is an agreement between two people.
C) It is a type of tool used for hunting.
D) A treaty is a sign in the forest.
  • 5. What did Matt use for the task of "chinking"?
A) clay
B) puddy
C) cement
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 mother at home.
C) his teacher at school.
D) his minister back home.
  • 7. What was Matt doing when an unannounced stranger showed up?
A) He was waiting for his supper to cook.
B) He was playing Guitar Hero on his Xbox.
C) He was cleaning out his living room.
D) He was tending to the garden.
  • 8. What did he serve Ben?
A) stew
B) hamburger
C) eggs and bacon
D) fish
  • 9. What is a deacon?
A) a man who works in a bank
B) a small bird
C) a leader in a church
D) a small animal found in Maine
  • 10. What is a hunch?
A) a kind of rifle
B) tool used for gardening
C) a bow
D) a gut feeling
  • 11. If you are deprived of something, you are.....
A) running very quickly
B) find things easily
C) looking for a friend
D) going without it
  • 12. What was tracked all over the floor of the cabin?
A) Honey
B) Stew
C) Flour
D) Salt
  • 13. How did the bear get into his cabin?
A) Matt neglected to bar the door.
B) The bear broke the window and came in.
C) The bear climbed down through the chimney.
D) Matt accidentally left the door open.
  • 14. Who brought the bees to America?
A) the colonists
B) no one really knows
C) the Indians
D) the Mexicans
  • 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) maybe three times
D) a lot
  • 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) small jobs
B) insects
C) bills
D) fish
  • 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 hide
C) shoes made out of an animal's hoof
D) shoes made by an Indian
  • 20. What state is Matt's family from?
A) Rhode Island
B) Maine
C) Massachusetts
D) New York
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