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. Why were Matt and his father in Maine?

2. Why did Matt’s father tell him to cut notches on sticks?

3. What did Matt's father give to Matt that had been his grandfather's?

4. What hung on two pegs over the door inside the cabin?

5. What did Ben, the stranger, take when he left?

6. How did Matt first meet Attean's grandfather, Saknis?

7. What is the name of the book Matt first gave to Saknis?

8. What "treaty" (agreement/arrangement) did Saknis make with Matt?

9. Why did Saknis want Attean to learn to read?

10. What was the "Sign of the Beaver"

11.Why did Attean's grandmother hate all white men?

12. What changed Attean's grandmother's opinion of Matt - when she invited him to the village?

13. Attean had to leave to find his spirit before he could join the men of his tribe as hunter. What was the Indian word for spirit used in the story?

14. When Attean and Saknis were leaving, Attean gave Matt a gift that was very special. What was it?

15. What gift did Matt give Attean in return?

16. What delayed Matt's family?

17. Why did Attean and his tribe leave?

18. When Matt asked Attean if his grandfather owned the land that the cabin was on, what did Attean say?

19. What happened to the baby Matt's mother gave birth to?