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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 reason does Granpa suggest as the only logical explanation for this law of George Washington's that makes him so angry?
(a) Washington got a blow in the head.
(b) Washington hates children.
(c) Washington is a thief.
(d) Washington hates Cherokees.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, what kind of house is Little Tree taken to by his grandparents?
(a) A tepee.
(b) A bungalow.
(c) A cabin.
(d) A cottage.

3. What reasons are given in Chapter 4 for Granpa to keep the hounds?
(a) To guard the crops and cabin and to have fun fox-hunting.
(b) To keep away the other Cherokee.
(c) To protect Granma when she is alone.
(d) To keep away people from the settlement.

4. How old is Little Tree when the novel begins?
(a) Six years old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Five years old.
(d) Seven years old.

5. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?
(a) He sees smoke signals across the mountain.
(b) He hears the Indians whispering in the mountains.
(c) After leaving certain items in the forest, he comes back to find a long Indian knife, a tomahawk and only some of what he left.
(d) He sees the remains of fires and cooked meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Granpa's approach to making whiskey different from that of the "city criminals" who just want to make money?

2. When the soldiers drive the Cherokee from their land, how do the Cherokee show their pride?

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

4. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?

5. Why doesn't Granma scold Little Tree for getting wet in the woods?

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