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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 the name of the part of the mountain trail between the mountains where the trail becomes thinner?
(a) Thinning Trail.
(b) Narrow Trail.
(c) LittleTrail.
(d) The Narrows.

2. How does Granpa make his living?
(a) Selling crops at the settlement store.
(b) Selling fish at the settlement store.
(c) Making and selling whiskey.
(d) Selling meat at the settlement store.

3. Who does Granpa ask about the law that made him angry?
(a) The owner of the supply store at the settlement.
(b) A man who gives them a car ride from the settlement.
(c) The man at the settlement who pulls teeth.
(d) The librarian.

4. At the beginning of the novel, how is Little Tree taken to his new home?
(a) He goes by bus.
(b) He rides a bus part of the way and then walks.
(c) He walks.
(d) He goes by car.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who guides the family when it comes to books, decisions and words?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Little Tree feel?

3. Why does the author provide signs of racism in this first chapter of the book?

4. What is the difference between the author's portrayal of the visitor in Chapter 7 and the way in which the innocent Little Tree views him?

5. What helps to determine whether Granpa and Granma light the coal oil lamp in the evenings during winter?

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