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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. 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 read the driver his rights.
(b) The policeman takes the visitor's word that the driver is speeding.
(c) The policeman does not allow the driver to explain himself properly.
(d) 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.

2. At the beginning of the novel, how is Little Tree taken to his new home?
(a) He walks.
(b) He rides a bus part of the way and then walks.
(c) He goes by car.
(d) He goes by bus.

3. In Chapter 2, who has just died when Little Tree's relatives argue about where he should live?
(a) Pa.
(b) Willow John.
(c) Little Tree's mother.
(d) Red Wing.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Little Tree's description of the woods around his new home reveal about his attitude to the surroundings?
(a) He finds the surroundings strange.
(b) He is longing for his old surroundings.
(c) He hates the sound of the wind but he likes the whispering wind.
(d) The sights and sounds terrify him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Smokehouse and what role does he play in Chapter 7?

3. 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?

4. What does Granma make for Little Tree to wear for his first walk up the trail with Granpa?

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

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