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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. How does Pa say farewell to Granpa when he is dying?
(a) He tells Granpa to remember his heritage and pass it on to other Cherokee.
(b) He tells Granpa to continue to fight for the Nation.
(c) He tells Granpa it is time to surrender and end the fighting.
(d) He reminds Granpa about kin and the fact that the mountains will not change and Pa tells him how much he cares for him.

2. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?
(a) When a family loses all their furniture in a fire, Granpa brings them a chair and shows the man how to make it himself.
(b) Granpa gives no one anything; instead he offers to teach them how to plow the land for food.
(c) Granpa brings whiskey for the poor so they can learn how to sell it and save extra money.
(d) Instead of giving people money, he offers to teach them how to make whiskey.

3. How does the author demonstrate that despite being poor, the sharecropper is instilling pride in his daughter?
(a) The sharecropper whips his daughter's legs and tells her to give back the moccasins Little Tree gives to her.
(b) The sharecropper forbids his daughter to speak to Little Tree.
(c) The sharecropper tells Granpa to keep his grandson away from his daughter.
(d) The sharecropper chastises his daughter for talking to Little Tree.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to his grandparents, why is it important for Little Tree to learn about his past?

2. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?

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

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

5. How does Granpa help Little Tree understand the seriousness of spending the money on the calf?

(see the answer key)

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