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) Quincy, Massachusetts, right before he and his father left on their trip.
C) The family is on a boat on their way to America.
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 is very hungry.
C) He has a stomach bug because he ate a poisonous plant.
D) He is kind of nervous and scared.
  • 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 small light for a cabin.
C) It is an agreement between two people.
D) It is a type of tool used for hunting.
  • 5. What did Matt use for the task of "chinking"?
A) cement
B) puddy
C) rocks
D) clay
  • 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) he would to a policeman.
C) his minister back home.
D) his mother at home.
  • 7. What was Matt doing when an unannounced stranger showed up?
A) He was waiting for his supper to cook.
B) He was tending to the garden.
C) He was playing Guitar Hero on his Xbox.
D) He was cleaning out his living room.
  • 8. What did he serve Ben?
A) hamburger
B) eggs and bacon
C) stew
D) fish
  • 9. What is a deacon?
A) a leader in a church
B) a man who works in a bank
C) a small bird
D) a small animal found in Maine
  • 10. What is a hunch?
A) a gut feeling
B) a kind of rifle
C) a bow
D) tool used for gardening
  • 11. If you are deprived of something, you are.....
A) going without it
B) find things easily
C) running very quickly
D) looking for a friend
  • 12. What was tracked all over the floor of the cabin?
A) Flour
B) Honey
C) Salt
D) Stew
  • 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) no one really knows
B) the colonists
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) not at all
B) just once or twice
C) a lot
D) maybe three times
  • 16. What did Matt lose while he was running from the bees?
A) his Playstation 2
B) his boot
C) his gun
D) his fishing rod
  • 17. What are chores?
A) fish
B) insects
C) bills
D) small jobs
  • 18. What was the old Indian's name?
A) Nda
B) Saknis
C) Skitcher
D) Pewter
  • 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) Massachusetts
C) Rhode Island
D) Maine
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