UNIT 4, Sign of the Beaver, Chapters 13 - 16

Vocabulary:

1.warily-632.foreleg-633.goad-65

4.shrewd-665.pueblo-SS 906.travois-SS 96

7.immense-728.thicket-729.coup stick-SS 96

10.monstrous-7411.befall-7612.stammer-77

13.nimble-7714.quiver-7815.falter-78

16.wampum-SS 10217.gourd-8018.boisterous-80

19.contortions-8120.ape-81

Chapter 13, Comprehension Questions:

1.Give a title for the chapter.

2.What are TWO reasons Attean wouldn’t release the fox from the trap?

3.How did Matt feel about that?

4.How are the hunting METHODS (this means how) different between the white man and the Indian?

5.How are the REASONS (this means why) for hunting different between the white man and the Indian?

Chapter 14, Comprehension Questions:

1.Give a title for the chapter.

2.Why did Matt choose to tell Attean stories from the Bible after he finished reading Robinson Crusoe?

3.Why was Attean excited with the story of Noah?

A good reader tries to predict what will happen next in a story. Before you continue to read on, answer the following questions:

4.Tell what you think the future will be for Matt and Attean's friendship?

5.Do you think Matt's parents will ever return?

If your answer is yes, go to question 5A.

If your answer is no, go to question 5B.

5A.How do you think Matt’s parents will feel about his relationship with Attean?

5B.What do you think happened to Matt’s parents?

Chapter 15, Comprehension Questions:

1.Give a title for the chapter.

2.What was Matt's part in killing the bear?

3.How did Matt's quick thinking allow Attean to kill the bear?

4.How did Attean inform Matt that he was pleased with his actions against the bear?

A simile is a comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as." Read the following sentence:

The bear swayed, brushing aside the heavy branches as though they were cobwebs.

5.What is being compared in the previous sentence?

6.What does this tell us about the bear?

Chapter 16, Comprehension Questions:

1.Give a title for the chapter.

2.Why was Matt suddenly very afraid that his father would not return?

3.Why did Matt join the dancing at the end of the feast?

4.How did Matt feel about his participation in the dance?

5.Why didn't Attean eat any of the bear meat at the feast?