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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. What is Little Tree learning from the way in which Granma and Granpa deal with any extra money that they get from the whiskey?
(a) To make a list of things to buy with extra money.
(b) To take the money to the bank.
(c) The importance of giving extra money to those who are worse off.
(d) The importance of saving extra money.

2. In Chapter 2, who has just died when Little Tree's relatives argue about where he should live?
(a) Pa.
(b) Red Wing.
(c) Little Tree's mother.
(d) Willow John.

3. What is the mode of narration used by the author to tell the story?
(a) The author uses first person from a child's perspective.
(b) The author uses a third person narrator who is not in the story.
(c) The author uses a second person point of view.
(d) The author is the narrator and knows everything.

4. What is Little Tree especially proud of in Chapter 9?
(a) That he can contribute to making his own living.
(b) That he is helping to take care of Granpa and Granma.
(c) That he owns fifty percent of the stake in the whiskey business.
(d) That he knows how to calculate the money from the whiskey.

5. As he goes up the trail, how does Little Tree become aware of "Mon-o-lah", the earth mother?
(a) Little Tree hears the earth mother whispering in the wind.
(b) Little Tree feels the earth mother through his special shoes.
(c) Little Tree sees the earth mother in a cave.
(d) Little Tree sees the earth mother in a stream of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the theme of the opening chapter?

2. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?

3. How do the visitor's ambitions contrast with the values of Granpa and Granma?

4. What does the incident between Little Tree and the lawmen on the mountain demonstrate about Little Tree?

5. In what special activity do Little Tree and his grandparents participate on weekend evenings during the winter?

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