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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "To Know The Past".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would be the most appropriate alternate title for Chapter 5?
(a) Little Tree Learns of Chattanooga.
(b) The Big Black Car.
(c) Differences in Culture.
(d) A Visit to the Settlement.

2. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?
(a) Because it is getting heavy.
(b) Because it is beginning to spill oil.
(c) To avoid the smell.
(d) Because Granpa teaches him that when spoken to, he should give full attention out of respect.

3. What is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns from the stories heard in Chapter 5?
(a) That "kin" is all about the love and understanding between some people.
(b) The bad effects of fighting.
(c) That he has many relatives.
(d) That Granpa almost went to Chattanooga.

4. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?
(a) They journey to the neighboring village and set up a camp.
(b) They live off fishing, wild game and sweet root and stay as silent as they can to avoid detection.
(c) They hide on the other side of the mountain and survive by hunting deer.
(d) They live in caves and survive by fishing in the nearby creek.

5. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?
(a) He fights for the Confederates against the government.
(b) He fights for the government against foreigners.
(c) He fights for the Indians against the soldiers.
(d) He fights for the Scottish army against the Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Granpa's reason for taking Little Tree on this walk up the trail?

2. Which books are Granma's favorites to read?

3. What lesson does the author teach the reader in Chapter 6, based on how the Indians responded to the oppression by the soldiers?

4. By allowing him to watch the chase, how does Granpa reinforce his earlier lessons to Little Tree about the ways of nature and animals?

5. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 6?

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