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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. What is Granpa's reason for taking Little Tree on this walk up the trail?
(a) To expose him to the animals and teach him "The Way".
(b) To show him the bees at work.
(c) To teach him how to hunt.
(d) To show him the way up to the mountains so he can see the sunrise.

2. Who does Granpa ask about the law that made him angry?
(a) The owner of the supply store at the settlement.
(b) The librarian.
(c) A man who gives them a car ride from the settlement.
(d) The man at the settlement who pulls teeth.

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

4. Why does the author provide signs of racism in this first chapter of the book?
(a) Because the Cherokees constantly practice racism.
(b) Because it's the only time it happens.
(c) Because Little Tree's family are freedom fighters.
(d) To foreshadow more serious instances of racism that will occur later.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Little Tree go to bed feeling happier in spite of his loss in Chapter 1?

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

4. In Little Tree's new home, what is the "dogtrot"?

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

(see the answer key)

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