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

2. 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 tells Granpa to keep his grandson away from his daughter.
(c) The sharecropper chastises his daughter for talking to Little Tree.
(d) The sharecropper forbids his daughter to speak to Little Tree.

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

4. How is the reader made aware that Pa eventually gets very close to the Indians?
(a) He advises them on how to remain safe from the soldiers.
(b) He moves them closer to where he lives.
(c) He eventually marries one of the young daughters.
(d) He moves into their camp.

5. How does Granpa help Little Tree understand the seriousness of spending the money on the calf?
(a) Granpa makes Little Tree write down on paper how much he spent and lost.
(b) Granpa sends him to find the man who sold him the calf and demand his money.
(c) Granpa reduces Little Tree's stake in the business.
(d) Granpa makes Little Tree go without his earnings for the next two weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other?

2. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?

3. What is the Trail of Tears?

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

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

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