1. How does Granpa help Little Tree relate the lessons about nature to the behavior of some people?
(a) Granpa says that people who take more than their share do better than others.
(b) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause jealousy.
(c) Granpa teaches Little Tree that people who store and take more than their share contribute to wars, land-grabbing and changing nature's ways.
(d) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause others to starve.

2. Why is there some truth in Granpa's belief that the way people sound when they talk can be more important than the words they use?
(a) Because words have many different meanings.
(b) Because people tell lies using misleading words.
(c) Because people, like politicians, sometimes use words to trick others.
(d) Because some people don't know the meanings of the words they use.

3. In Chapter 4, why does Little Tree feel grown-up?
(a) Granma teaches him to make his own shirt.
(b) He is allowed to prepare the food.
(c) Granma gives him a deer shirt like Granpa's to wear.
(d) Granpa lets him go up the trail by himself.

4. What makes Little Tree go to bed feeling happier in spite of his loss in Chapter 1?
(a) A good supper.
(b) Granma and Granpa promise to take care of him.
(c) Granma sings him a song that makes him understand his new name.
(d) He holds a gift from his mother as he goes to sleep.

5. Which of the following best describes the main theme of Chapter 2?
(a) A young boy learns to survive in the mountains.
(b) A young boy learns to appreciate nature.
(c) Granpa shares his knowledge about hunting.
(d) How animals survive in the wild.