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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "I Kin Ye, Bonnie Bee".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which books are Granma's favorites to read?
(a) Shakespeare's plays.
(b) Books with poems and songs about children.
(c) Books about the Cherokees.
(d) Bible stories.

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

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

5. 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 do better than others.
(b) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause jealousy.
(c) Granpa teaches Little Tree that people who store and take more than their share contribute to wars, land-grabbing and changing nature's ways.
(d) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause others to starve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who guides the family when it comes to books, decisions and words?

3. Why is the lady in the black car frustrated by Granpa's answer?

4. Which book is always available at Little Tree's cabin and why?

5. According to Granpa's joke, why is Ti-bi robbed by the bear, the coon and the Cherokee?

(see the answer key)

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