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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 do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other?
(a) Little Tree has been taught to distrust Christians, while the girl has been taught that Indians are lazy heathen savages.
(b) Their beliefs cause them to remain on separate sides of the square at the settlement.
(c) Their beliefs cause them to avoid speaking to each other.
(d) They dislike each other because they have different beliefs.

2. 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) They are very involved in the church teachings and make certain they discuss the Bible stories for full understanding.
(c) They don't fully understand what the church is about and are confused about the Bible stories.
(d) Granpa leaves this part of Little Tree's lessons to Granma.

3. What lesson does the author teach the reader in Chapter 6, based on how the Indians responded to the oppression by the soldiers?
(a) The oppressed should fight back even if it causes more deaths.
(b) Oppressed people can remain strong and proud.
(c) The oppressed should surrender in order to save lives.
(d) The oppressed will always turn against each other in order to escape death.

4. What evidence is given in Chapter 16 that there is prejudice even in the church?
(a) The preacher gives preferential treatment to the rich Episcopalian family who gives a whole dollar for collection.
(b) The Cherokee have to stand at the back door and listen to the service.
(c) The Episcopalians are the only ones who can participate in decisions about the church.
(d) Cherokee children are not allowed at Sunday School.

5. When the soldiers drive the Cherokee from their land, how do the Cherokee show their pride?
(a) They look straight ahead as they march and refuse rides in the soldiers' wagons.
(b) They plant their nation's flag where every Cherokee is buried.
(c) They sing brave songs on the journey.
(d) They fight back and repel the soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?

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