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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "Shadows on a Cabin Wall".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Little Tree's bed is made of what material?
(a) Dried grass.
(b) Old cloths stuffed in a large bag.
(c) Deer hide stretched on a frame of hickory posts.
(d) A large flat board covered with sheets.

2. How old is Little Tree when the novel begins?
(a) Six years old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Seven years old.
(d) Five years old.

3. How does Granpa help Little Tree relate the lessons about nature to the behavior of some people?
(a) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause others to starve.
(b) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause jealousy.
(c) Granpa says that people who take more than their share do better than others.
(d) Granpa teaches Little Tree that people who store and take more than their share contribute to wars, land-grabbing and changing nature's ways.

4. 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 tax on Cherokee lands.
(d) A law to force Cherokees to live in modern houses.

5. 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 cave.
(b) Little Tree feels the earth mother through his special shoes.
(c) Little Tree hears the earth mother whispering in the wind.
(d) Little Tree sees the earth mother in a stream of water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mode of narration used by the author to tell the story?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Little Tree feel?

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

5. At the beginning of the novel, how is Little Tree taken to his new home?

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