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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. How does Pa say farewell to Granpa when he is dying?
(a) He tells Granpa to continue to fight for the Nation.
(b) He tells Granpa to remember his heritage and pass it on to other Cherokee.
(c) He reminds Granpa about kin and the fact that the mountains will not change and Pa tells him how much he cares for him.
(d) He tells Granpa it is time to surrender and end the fighting.

2. As he goes up the trail, how does Little Tree become aware of "Mon-o-lah", the earth mother?
(a) Little Tree sees the earth mother in a stream of water.
(b) Little Tree sees the earth mother in a cave.
(c) Little Tree hears the earth mother whispering in the wind.
(d) Little Tree feels the earth mother through his special shoes.

3. How does the incident with the fox and hounds affect the relationship between Granpa and Little Tree?
(a) It causes Little Tree to fear Granpa.
(b) It has no effect on the relationship.
(c) It damages the relationship between Granpa and Little Tree.
(d) It continues to deepen the growing bond between Granpa and Little Tree.

4. According to Granpa's story, why did his father's friend enter the church with a pistol?
(a) The people in the church have been saying bad things about him.
(b) He has lost his home and family.
(c) He believes the preacher's sermon is against him.
(d) Because having fought battles all his life and lost everything, he has nothing more to fight about.

5. What does Little Tree mean when he says that Granpa has a "sense of instinct"?
(a) That Granpa is able to smell the animals from far away.
(b) That Granpa has common sense.
(c) That Granpa knows the trail very well.
(d) That Granpa has a natural ability to understand what is going on among the animals during the chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the main theme of Chapter 2?

2. What helps to determine whether Granpa and Granma light the coal oil lamp in the evenings during winter?

3. Why does Granpa enjoy hunting even though he has never killed a fox in his life?

4. In Chapter 2, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he has learned Granpa's lesson about nature's ways?

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

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