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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. Granma accidentally reads about a law introduced by George Washington and this gets Granpa very angry. What law is this?
(a) A tax on whiskey.
(b) A law to force Cherokees to live in modern houses.
(c) A tax on Cherokee lands.
(d) A law to send all Cherokee children to orphanages for proper education.

2. When the soldiers drive the Cherokee from their land, how do the Cherokee show their pride?
(a) They plant their nation's flag where every Cherokee is buried.
(b) They sing brave songs on the journey.
(c) They fight back and repel the soldiers.
(d) They look straight ahead as they march and refuse rides in the soldiers' wagons.

3. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?
(a) They journey to the neighboring village and set up a camp.
(b) They hide on the other side of the mountain and survive by hunting deer.
(c) They live off fishing, wild game and sweet root and stay as silent as they can to avoid detection.
(d) They live in caves and survive by fishing in the nearby creek.

4. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?
(a) He fights for the Confederates against the government.
(b) He fights for the government against foreigners.
(c) He fights for the Indians against the soldiers.
(d) He fights for the Scottish army against the Americans.

5. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?
(a) They use symbols on caves.
(b) There is no writing system so valuable information is lost.
(c) They use a special writing system.
(d) They use the oral tradition in which stories are used to pass on information.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?

3. What reason does Granpa suggest as the only logical explanation for this law of George Washington's that makes him so angry?

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

5. When Little Tree demonstrates that he has learned the lessons about nature, what name does Granpa say he would give him if he didn't have a name already?

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