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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "Granpa's Trade".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the incident between Little Tree and the lawmen on the mountain demonstrate about Little Tree?
(a) That he loves Granpa but he is afraid of the men with badges.
(b) That he knows the signals necessary to warn Granpa when others are approaching.
(c) That he knows where to hide in the mountains.
(d) His bravery and commitment to protecting Granpa and the whiskey still from outsiders.

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

3. 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 does not read the driver his rights.
(c) The policeman takes the visitor's word that the driver is speeding.
(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.

4. How does Chapter 2 end?
(a) With a poem about Mon-o-lah and The Way.
(b) With a poem about the sunrise on the mountain.
(c) With a poem about love of nature.
(d) With a poem about the animals.

5. In Chapter 7, why does Granpa say that Little Tree looks like he is becoming a man?
(a) He is learning to farm and to plow although the work is difficult.
(b) He is learning to cook with Granma's herbs.
(c) He begins to go out to the distant lands by himself.
(d) He shows that he understands Granma's lessons about herbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 3, how does Granpa feel about politicians and authority figures?

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

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

4. What would be the most appropriate alternate title for Chapter 5?

5. At the beginning of the novel, how is Little Tree taken to his new home?

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