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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, "Church-Going".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Trail of Tears?
(a) The journey made by Cherokee each year to commemorate the loss of their nation.
(b) The path up the mountain where Cherokee go to mourn their dead.
(c) The journey towards the burial ground of the Cherokee.
(d) The journey made by the Cherokee Nation when army soldiers force them to move to new lands.

2. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?
(a) 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.
(b) He sees smoke signals across the mountain.
(c) He sees the remains of fires and cooked meat.
(d) He hears the Indians whispering in the mountains.

3. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?
(a) He says people who take and give handouts are like some countries that like people to be dependent on them so they can treat them like dogs.
(b) He says people who like to give charity are like some countries who help other countries and then run their affairs.
(c) He says some countries treat other countries like dogs because they give them handouts.
(d) He says some people who take handouts are like some countries that depend on other countries like dogs.

4. In Chapter 16, what does the author suggest about the importance of the church teachings to Granpa and Little Tree?
(a) Granpa doesn't believe any of it but he wants Little Tree to work it out for himself.
(b) Granpa leaves this part of Little Tree's lessons to Granma.
(c) They don't fully understand what the church is about and are confused about the Bible stories.
(d) They are very involved in the church teachings and make certain they discuss the Bible stories for full understanding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence is given in Chapter 16 that there is prejudice even in the church?

2. What lesson does the author teach the reader in Chapter 6, based on how the Indians responded to the oppression by the soldiers?

3. According to the news heard in Chapter 11, what is causing people in New York to die?

4. How does the author demonstrate that despite being poor, the sharecropper is instilling pride in his daughter?

5. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?

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