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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. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?
(a) To avoid the smell.
(b) Because it is beginning to spill oil.
(c) Because Granpa teaches him that when spoken to, he should give full attention out of respect.
(d) Because it is getting heavy.

2. In Chapter 4, why does Little Tree feel grown-up?
(a) Granma gives him a deer shirt like Granpa's to wear.
(b) Granma teaches him to make his own shirt.
(c) He is allowed to prepare the food.
(d) Granpa lets him go up the trail by himself.

3. How does the driver of the vehicle who takes Little Tree to his new home treat Granma and Granpa?
(a) He welcomes them.
(b) He is friendly.
(c) He argues with them.
(d) He roughly asks for their tickets and makes fun of them when Granma counts up the money to pay.

4. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?
(a) Ol' Runner, the fox.
(b) Ol' Trickster, the fox.
(c) Ol' Slipper, the fox.
(d) Ol' Slick, the fox.

5. What helps to determine whether Granpa and Granma light the coal oil lamp in the evenings during winter?
(a) The time when the sun sets.
(b) The cost of a nickel to fill the coal oil lamp.
(c) The time when they go to bed.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Granpa's story, why did his father's friend enter the church with a pistol?

3. 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?

4. According to Chapter 3, how does Granpa feel about politicians and authority figures?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he has learned Granpa's lesson about nature's ways?

(see the answer key)

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