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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Secret Place".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which book is always available at Little Tree's cabin and why?
(a) A book about the Cherokees so that Little Tree can learn his heritage.
(b) A special book about nature because Little Tree's grandparents want him to love nature.
(c) A dictionary because Little Tree has to learn five words every week.
(d) A bible so that Little Tree can read more about the lessons he hears at church.

2. How does Chapter 2 end?
(a) With a poem about love of nature.
(b) With a poem about Mon-o-lah and The Way.
(c) With a poem about the animals.
(d) With a poem about the sunrise on the mountain.

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

4. 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.

5. How does the author reveal that the policeman might be wrong to put the driver of the black car in jail?
(a) The policeman takes the visitor's word that the driver is speeding.
(b) The policeman does not allow the driver to explain himself properly.
(c) The policeman does not read the driver his rights.
(d) The policeman throws the driver of the car in jail for saying he is from Chicago when the license plate says Illinois, but Chicago is in Illinois.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his reaction to this visitor, what characteristics does Little Tree display that he will have to overcome in order to avoid difficulties with some people outside his family?

2. What does the woman in the black car ask when she stops Little Tree and Granpa on their way back from the settlement?

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

4. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?

5. According to Granpa's joke, why is Ti-bi robbed by the bear, the coon and the Cherokee?

(see the answer key)

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