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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. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Little Tree feel?
(a) Overwhelmed.
(b) Satisfaction about being grown up.
(c) Pride.
(d) Sympathy for the small animals.

2. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?
(a) He fights for the government against foreigners.
(b) He fights for the Confederates against the government.
(c) He fights for the Scottish army against the Americans.
(d) He fights for the Indians against the soldiers.

3. Where does Granma get books to read to Little Tree and Granpa?
(a) Granma reads books that Little Tree brings them from the school at the settlement.
(b) Granma buys books at the settlement store.
(c) Little Tree and Granpa collect them from the library at the settlement.
(d) Granma reads books that Little Tree brought with him from his parents' home.

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

5. Which of the following best describes the main theme of Chapter 2?
(a) A young boy learns to survive in the mountains.
(b) A young boy learns to appreciate nature.
(c) Granpa shares his knowledge about hunting.
(d) How animals survive in the wild.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Hangin' Gap?

2. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?

3. What is Granpa's reason for taking Little Tree on this walk up the trail?

4. How does the incident with the fox and hounds affect the relationship between Granpa and Little Tree?

5. In the early chapters of the book, what kind of education is Little Tree receiving from his grandparents?

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