2. Chapters 1-10 1.Why is Matt left behind at the cabin? 2.How does father recommend that Matt keep track of time? 3.What was father’s advice about Indians? 4.Why was the fire so important to Matt? 5.How does Matt greet the stranger? 6.Why is Matt concerned about Ben staying with him?

3. Chapters 1-10 cont’d. 6. What does the loss of the riffle mean to Matt? 7. How did the bear get into the cabin? 8. How does Matt escape the bees? 9. Why was the old Indian reaching for Matt’s throat? 10. Why does Matt give away the book?

4. Chapters 1-10 cont’d. 11. Why didn’t Matt teach Attean the alphabet in the same way he learned himself? 12. Why did Attean leave the cabin? 13. How has Matt gotten Attean interested in learning? 14. In what new ways is Matt understanding the book?

5. Chapters 1-10 cont’d. 15. How is Attean keeping his grandfather’s treaty? 16. What abilities do the boys respect in each other? 17. How does Matt change the book for Attean? 18. How did Attean show that he trusted Matt?

6. Chapters 11-20 19. What is the “Indian way” to make a bow? 20. Why don’t the boys free the fox? 21. How are the biblical and Indian stories of the flood similar? 22. How do we know that Attean really enjoyed Robinson Crusoe? 23. How does the rabbit help the boys?

7. Chapters 11-20 cont’d. 24. Why does Attean apologize to the bear? 25. Why did Matt feel a strong need to talk with his father? 26. Why doesn’t Attean join the feasting? 27. What “wall” separates the boys? 28. Why are the beaver scarce? 29. How does Marie help Matt free the dog?

8. Chapters 11-20 cont’d. 30. Why does Matt stay only in the territory of the beaver? 31. What test does Matt pass? 32. Why was Matt so interested in squaw work? 33. What test does Attean face?

9. Chapters 21-25 34. How will the manitou change their friendship? 35. How has Attean changed? 36. Why won’t the Indians return? 37. Why did Matt feel that Attean made sense about owning land? 38. Why did Matt give away the watch?

10. Chapters 21-25 cont’d. 39. How does Matt set about pleasing his absent family? 40. What Indian ways is Matt adopting? 41. How do the snowshoes set Matt free? 42. Why does Matt have to have access to the forest? 43. How has Matt changed? His family?

11. BRAVO! If you enjoyed this book, might I suggest that you read these books by the same author: Calico Captive The Witch of Blackbird Pond