Discussion Questions -- Round 3

Sign of the Beaver

1.  What favor does Saknis ask of Matt? Discuss Attean’s attitude. Predict why this

may be a challenging assignment for Matt.  Do you think he will be able to honor

Saknis’s request? Explain your predictions.

2.  Toward the end of Chapter 6, you learn why Saknis wants Attean to learn how to

read. Discuss some situations in which knowing how to read and write could help

someone understand or establish his or her rights. 

3.  Matt must use Robinson Crusoe, the only book he owns, to teach Attean 
to read.  Which book or books would you use to teach someone your own 
age to read?  Explain the reasons for your choice.

Woods Runner
1. Can war ever be justified (proven to be a good thing)? 

2. Name some famous wars throughout history? From your point of view, 
were these wars necessary. Why or why not? 

3. From your point of view which individuals did the Revolutionary War help? 
Which individuals did the war hurt? Explain your answers.

 

The Witches

1.  Does the boy have a name?  Why do you think Roald Dahl did not give the boy 
a name?

2.   Why did the boy go to the ballroom?  What happened when he was in there?

What would you have done in his situation?

3.   What did you think of the Grand High Witch?  Do you think the Grand High Witch 
looks like a traditional witch when she is not disguised?  When you write this, use 
evidence from the text.