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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. What is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns from the stories heard in Chapter 5?
(a) That Granpa almost went to Chattanooga.
(b) That he has many relatives.
(c) The bad effects of fighting.
(d) That "kin" is all about the love and understanding between some people.

2. How is the reader made aware that Pa eventually gets very close to the Indians?
(a) He moves into their camp.
(b) He eventually marries one of the young daughters.
(c) He moves them closer to where he lives.
(d) He advises them on how to remain safe from the soldiers.

3. What is the mode of narration used by the author to tell the story?
(a) The author uses first person from a child's perspective.
(b) The author uses a second person point of view.
(c) The author is the narrator and knows everything.
(d) The author uses a third person narrator who is not in the story.

4. How do the visitor's ambitions contrast with the values of Granpa and Granma?
(a) The visitor wants quick riches but Granpa and Granma prefer to get rich by selling crops.
(b) The visitor is intent on getting rich while Granpa and Granma have no interest in having more than they need to survive.
(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 wants to get easy money but Granpa and Granma know they own inherited land so they need no schemes to get rich.

5. 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 surrender in order to save lives.
(b) Oppressed people can remain strong and proud.
(c) The oppressed should fight back even if it causes more deaths.
(d) The oppressed will always turn against each other in order to escape death.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, what does Little Tree's description of the woods around his new home reveal about his attitude to the surroundings?

4. Which three people does Little Tree learn about from Granpa's stories in Chapter 5?

5. According to Granpa's story, why did his father's friend enter the church with a pistol?

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