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Why does Attean dislike Matt?
Attean continually mocks and dismisses Matt’s white culture—partly because he hates white people, and partly because he’s a die-hard Beaver clan fan—but because Attean makes a lot of good points while doing so, Matt wants to earn Attean’s trust and respect.
What does Attean learn from Matt?
Survival Skills One of the first lessons he teaches Matt is how to build a snare, and next, how to make his own fishing hooks from roots. Through Attean’s guidance Matt is able to learn that there are other ways of doing things beyond ‘the white man’s way’.
What does Attean teach Matt in Chapter 13?
It was the sign of the turtle, and since Attean belongs to the Beaver Tribe, they cannot take the fox. Matt protests saying that they cannot just leave it to suffer. Attean tells Matt that if a member of the Turtle Tribe does not come soon, the fox will bite off his foot and escape.
How does Attean feel about his reading lessons with Matt?
How does Attean feel about reading lessons with Matt? Attean does not seem to like the lessons at all. Matt decides to try a different strategy to with Attean in the reading lesson. He reads an interesting section of the book aloud to Attean and he gets interested in the book.
What did Matt do at the Indian village?
Matt enjoys a wonderful evening with Attean and his people. They feast, hear stories, and dance. Matt spends the night in one of the wigwams.
Why wouldn’t Attean release the fox from the trap How did Matt feel about this?
Why wouldn’t Attean release the fox from the trap? How did Matt feel about this? Attean wouldn’t take an animal on another clan’s land and and he felt assured that the fox would bite his own leg free of the trap. Matt thought the steel trap was inflicting unnecessary pain on the animal and wanted it released.
What did Matt daydream about?
He even daydreams about wild scenarios in which he gets to be the hero for once, saving Attean’s life. Matt realizes his dreams are crazy, and he knows that Attean wouldn’t come if it weren’t for his grandfather.
What is the difference between the signs Matt’s father makes and the signs Attean makes to show their way through the woods?
What is the difference between the signs Matt’s father makes and the signs Attean makes to show their way through the woods? Matt’s father made slash marks with his knife on the trees to indicate the direction he had taken. Anyone could follow these marks. Matt wanted to end the fox’s suffering, but Attean refused.