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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, "Mr. Wine".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in the black car ask when she stops Little Tree and Granpa on their way back from the settlement?
(a) The way to the cabin.
(b) If they want a ride home.
(c) The way to Chattanooga.
(d) The way to the church.

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

3. In Chapter 2, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he has learned Granpa's lesson about nature's ways?
(a) By rescuing the quail.
(b) By protecting Ti-bi from the hawk.
(c) By selecting the three smallest turkeys from the turkey trap to take home.
(d) By releasing the turkeys from the trap.

4. Why does the author cause Little Tree to be exposed to the Cherokee views about human nature at such an early age?
(a) To help Little Tree understand things in case Granpa and Granma die.
(b) He wants Little Tree to know very early about the superstitious beliefs that he should avoid.
(c) To show Little Tree that there is more depth in Granma than there is in Granpa.
(d) To prepare him for future events in which he will see the good and evil in human nature.

5. Why is it important for the author to reveal that Granpa and Granma have friends who visit them?
(a) To make it clear that everyone is not racially prejudiced.
(b) To make it clear that Little Tree is kept away from adults who are not Cherokee.
(c) To make it clear that Little Tree's grandparents are not bringing him up in a way that isolates him from other people.
(d) To make it clear that Little Tree is being protected.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Granma and Granpa portray the 'Trail of Tears' for Little Tree?

2. Where does Granma get books to read to Little Tree and Granpa?

3. Which character comes to visit the family in Chapter 7?

4. How does the incident with the fox and hounds affect the relationship between Granpa and Little Tree?

5. How do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other?

(see the answer key)

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