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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "Granpa's Trade".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the visitor's ambitions contrast with the values of Granpa and Granma?
(a) The visitor wants quick riches but Granpa and Granma prefer to get rich by selling crops.
(b) The visitor wants money but Granma and Granpa don't want to be rich, they just want to protect Little Tree's inheritance.
(c) The visitor is intent on getting rich while Granpa and Granma have no interest in having more than they need to survive.
(d) The visitor wants to get easy money but Granpa and Granma know they own inherited land so they need no schemes to get rich.

2. What does the incident between Little Tree and the lawmen on the mountain demonstrate about Little Tree?
(a) That he knows where to hide in the mountains.
(b) His bravery and commitment to protecting Granpa and the whiskey still from outsiders.
(c) That he loves Granpa but he is afraid of the men with badges.
(d) That he knows the signals necessary to warn Granpa when others are approaching.

3. How does Granpa dispose of the whiskey he makes?
(a) He gives away half and sells half.
(b) He sells most of it, keeps some, and gives away the rest.
(c) He keeps most of it and sells the rest to the store.
(d) He sells nine gallons to a store and keeps two gallons for use at home.

4. What is the Hangin' Gap?
(a) A creek in the thin part of the trail.
(b) The space between two streams in the mountain.
(c) The place where Cherokees hang those who steal animals.
(d) The gap between the two mountains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Little Tree when the novel begins?

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. In the mountains in Chapter 2, what does Little Tree see Tal-con doing?

4. From the incident with the black car, what is revealed about Granpa's attitude towards words?

5. What does Little Tree find interesting that makes him watch the umbrella spider for hours?

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