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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, "Down From the Mountain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?
(a) He says some countries treat other countries like dogs because they give them handouts.
(b) He says people who take and give handouts are like some countries that like people to be dependent on them so they can treat them like dogs.
(c) He says people who like to give charity are like some countries who help other countries and then run their affairs.
(d) He says some people who take handouts are like some countries that depend on other countries like dogs.

2. Why does the author include the special relationship between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family in the story?
(a) To show that despite ethnic and racial differences, people with common values and beliefs can become close friends.
(b) To show that the world has many different types of people.
(c) To show that Little Tree is learning to relate to many different people.
(d) To show that Little Tree has someone to help round out his education.

3. 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 some people don't know the meanings of the words they use.
(b) Because words have many different meanings.
(c) Because people tell lies using misleading words.
(d) Because people, like politicians, sometimes use words to trick others.

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

5. Which of the following would be the best alternate title for Chapter 3?
(a) Granpa Learns to Read.
(b) Family Circles.
(c) Winter Evenings at the Cabin.
(d) Little Tree's Education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Granpa's approach to making whiskey different from that of the "city criminals" who just want to make money?

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

4. How does Chapter 2 end?

5. In Chapter 7, why does Granpa say that Little Tree looks like he is becoming a man?

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