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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "Church-Going".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?
(a) He rants and raves about whiskey makers.
(b) He talks with contempt about the Cherokee.
(c) He talks a lot about Pharisees or separates, while looking and pointing straight at Granpa's family.
(d) He talks with contempt about the Catholics.

2. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 6?
(a) Escape.
(b) Understanding the Past.
(c) Survival of the Strong.
(d) The Lost People.

3. What is the Trail of Tears?
(a) The journey made by the Cherokee Nation when army soldiers force them to move to new lands.
(b) The journey made by Cherokee each year to commemorate the loss of their nation.
(c) The path up the mountain where Cherokee go to mourn their dead.
(d) The journey towards the burial ground of the Cherokee.

4. How do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other?
(a) They dislike each other because they have different beliefs.
(b) Their beliefs cause them to remain on separate sides of the square at the settlement.
(c) Little Tree has been taught to distrust Christians, while the girl has been taught that Indians are lazy heathen savages.
(d) Their beliefs cause them to avoid speaking to each other.

5. How do Granma and Granpa portray the 'Trail of Tears' for Little Tree?
(a) As an incident of cruelty from which the Cherokee never recovered.
(b) As an incident of shame and cowardice.
(c) As an incident of cruelty in which the Cherokee displayed pride.
(d) As an incident of fierce aggression by the Cherokee.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Granpa help Little Tree understand the seriousness of spending the money on the calf?

2. According to the news heard in Chapter 11, what is causing people in New York to die?

3. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?

4. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?

5. What is unusual about the type of church that Little Tree's family attends?

(see the answer key)

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