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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "To Know The Past".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, why does Little Tree feel grown-up?
(a) Granma gives him a deer shirt like Granpa's to wear.
(b) Granma teaches him to make his own shirt.
(c) He is allowed to prepare the food.
(d) Granpa lets him go up the trail by himself.

2. In the mountains in Chapter 2, what does Little Tree see Tal-con doing?
(a) Chasing ground rats.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Setting a trap for turkeys.
(d) Swooping down to kill a quail.

3. Which three people does Little Tree learn about from Granpa's stories in Chapter 5?
(a) Uncle Coon, Papa Jack and Pa.
(b) Uncle, Pa and Bonnie Bee.
(c) An uncle who gets in trouble with women, granpa's pa and Coon Jack.
(d) Jack, Papa and Uncle.

4. Why is there some truth in Granpa's belief that the way people sound when they talk can be more important than the words they use?
(a) Because words have many different meanings.
(b) Because some people don't know the meanings of the words they use.
(c) Because people tell lies using misleading words.
(d) Because people, like politicians, sometimes use words to trick others.

5. Granma accidentally reads about a law introduced by George Washington and this gets Granpa very angry. What law is this?
(a) A law to send all Cherokee children to orphanages for proper education.
(b) A tax on whiskey.
(c) A law to force Cherokees to live in modern houses.
(d) A tax on Cherokee lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the reader made aware that Pa eventually gets very close to the Indians?

2. Who does Granpa ask about the law that made him angry?

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

4. What does Little Tree learn about Granpa when he hears him say "I kin ye Bonnie Bee"?

5. What would be the most appropriate alternate title for Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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