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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Secret Place".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Little Tree, why do the white mountain men in the area respect Granpa?
(a) Because he is knowledgeable about the mountains.
(b) For his skills at trailing animals and his sense of instinct.
(c) For the lessons he teaches Little Tree.
(d) For his love of nature.

2. Why is the lady in the black car frustrated by Granpa's answer?
(a) Granpa directs them toward a mountain, due west.
(b) She thinks Granpa is being rude.
(c) She thinks Granpa is a foreigner.
(d) She thinks Granpa is deaf.

3. How do the visitor's ambitions contrast with the values of Granpa and Granma?
(a) The visitor wants to get easy money but Granpa and Granma know they own inherited land so they need no schemes to get rich.
(b) The visitor wants quick riches but Granpa and Granma prefer to get rich by selling crops.
(c) The visitor wants money but Granma and Granpa don't want to be rich, they just want to protect Little Tree's inheritance.
(d) The visitor is intent on getting rich while Granpa and Granma have no interest in having more than they need to survive.

4. What lesson does the author teach the reader in Chapter 6, based on how the Indians responded to the oppression by the soldiers?
(a) The oppressed should fight back even if it causes more deaths.
(b) The oppressed will always turn against each other in order to escape death.
(c) Oppressed people can remain strong and proud.
(d) The oppressed should surrender in order to save lives.

5. How does the author reveal that the policeman might be wrong to put the driver of the black car in jail?
(a) The policeman does not allow the driver to explain himself properly.
(b) The policeman throws the driver of the car in jail for saying he is from Chicago when the license plate says Illinois, but Chicago is in Illinois.
(c) The policeman does not read the driver his rights.
(d) The policeman takes the visitor's word that the driver is speeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the visitor in Chapter 7 do at dinner that tempts Little Tree to forget one of his lessons about taking things?

2. Which books are Granma's favorites to read?

3. How does Granma help Little Tree to understand the relationship between nature and human development?

4. What is the difference between the author's portrayal of the visitor in Chapter 7 and the way in which the innocent Little Tree views him?

5. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?

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