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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "A Dangerous Adventure".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?
(a) Because it is beginning to spill oil.
(b) Because it is getting heavy.
(c) Because Granpa teaches him that when spoken to, he should give full attention out of respect.
(d) To avoid the smell.

2. What is Little Tree planning to do with the extra coins he is keeping in his pocket from his savings?
(a) Buy a hat for Granpa.
(b) Buy a dictionary to learn new words.
(c) Buy candy for the sharecropper's daughter.
(d) Buy a candy box for Granma's Christmas present.

3. What helps to determine whether Granpa and Granma light the coal oil lamp in the evenings during winter?
(a) The weather.
(b) The time when the sun sets.
(c) The cost of a nickel to fill the coal oil lamp.
(d) The time when they go to bed.

4. How does Granpa help Little Tree overcome feeling empty and sad after Ringer's death?
(a) He tells him to remember the good times with Ringer.
(b) He tells him to accept that Ringer is better off as he won't suffer anymore.
(c) He tells him he will feel better in a few days.
(d) He says the only way not to feel empty and sad is never to love anything, but then he will always feel sad and empty.

5. In what special activity do Little Tree and his grandparents participate on weekend evenings during the winter?
(a) They make rugs from the deer hide.
(b) They roast chestnuts in the fireplace.
(c) Granma reads to Little Tree and Granpa.
(d) They go to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the incident with the black car, what is revealed about Granpa's attitude towards words?

2. What does the reader learn about Granpa from his reaction to the lady in the black car who is rude to him?

3. How does the author reveal that the policeman might be wrong to put the driver of the black car in jail?

4. How do the events in Chapter 12 demonstrate the importance of Granma's knowledge of plants and herbs?

5. Which of the following would be the best alternate title for Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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