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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 unusual about the type of church that Little Tree's family attends?
(a) It is the only church so the preacher uses many different languages.
(b) The church is only open for services once per month.
(c) It is the only church so it services various faiths, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Church of Christ.
(d) The church only allows Cherokee to sit at the back.

2. According to his grandparents, why is it important for Little Tree to learn about his past?
(a) Because without understanding his past, he will not understand his future.
(b) Because he will have to teach his own children about the past.
(c) So he will know about his relatives.
(d) Because it will help him understand the Cherokee ways.

3. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?
(a) They live in caves and survive by fishing in the nearby creek.
(b) They hide on the other side of the mountain and survive by hunting deer.
(c) They live off fishing, wild game and sweet root and stay as silent as they can to avoid detection.
(d) They journey to the neighboring village and set up a camp.

4. What do Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter have in common?
(a) Both are being deprived of education.
(b) Both live off the land and have a strong sense of pride.
(c) Both are poor.
(d) Both are exposed to the challenges of being young in an adult world.

5. According to the news heard in Chapter 11, what is causing people in New York to die?
(a) They are killing themselves by jumping off roofs.
(b) Severe snow storms.
(c) A serious epidemic that causes depression.
(d) Overcrowding and the spread of illnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?

2. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 6?

3. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?

4. In Chapter 16, what does the author suggest about the importance of the church teachings to Granpa and Little Tree?

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

(see the answer key)

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