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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 it is time to surrender and end the fighting.
(b) He tells Granpa to continue to fight for the Nation.
(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 to remember his heritage and pass it on to other Cherokee.

2. By allowing him to watch the chase, how does Granpa reinforce his earlier lessons to Little Tree about the ways of nature and animals?
(a) By not allowing the hounds to kill the fox.
(b) By telling Little Tree it is wrong to kill.
(c) By not allowing the fox to kill the hounds.
(d) By never killing the fox, which he does not need.

3. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?
(a) They use a special writing system.
(b) There is no writing system so valuable information is lost.
(c) They use symbols on caves.
(d) They use the oral tradition in which stories are used to pass on information.

4. In Chapter 2, what is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns about nature?
(a) That only the strong will survive.
(b) That there is a sense of balance in nature.
(c) That small creatures need to be protected by larger ones.
(d) That the hawks help humans by killing dangerous animals.

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 knows the trail very well.
(c) That Granpa has common sense.
(d) That Granpa has a natural ability to understand what is going on among the animals during the chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the narration, Little Tree says he discovers later on that Granma only read some parts of the stories about George Washington. What reason does Little Tree suggest for this?

2. According to his grandparents, why is it important for Little Tree to learn about his past?

3. How does Granpa help Little Tree relate the lessons about nature to the behavior of some people?

4. How does Chapter 2 end?

5. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?

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