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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. In his reaction to this visitor, what characteristics does Little Tree display that he will have to overcome in order to avoid difficulties with some people outside his family?
(a) Little Tree is gullible and trusting.
(b) Little Tree is afraid to trust others.
(c) Little Tree is tempted to take more food than he should.
(d) Little Tree does not pay close attention when others are speaking.
2. Why does Granpa want Little Tree to learn his trade when he is only six-years-old?
(a) Because he is growing old and Little Tree will soon have to take over.
(b) Because Little Tree is smart enough to learn.
(c) Because even if Little Tree switches trades later, he will always have something to fall back on.
(d) Because Little Tree should be kept from being idle.
3. Why is there some truth in Granpa's belief that the way people sound when they talk can be more important than the words they use?
(a) Because words have many different meanings.
(b) Because people tell lies using misleading words.
(c) Because some people don't know the meanings of the words they use.
(d) Because people, like politicians, sometimes use words to trick others.
4. Which three people does Little Tree learn about from Granpa's stories in Chapter 5?
(a) Uncle, Pa and Bonnie Bee.
(b) Uncle Coon, Papa Jack and Pa.
(c) An uncle who gets in trouble with women, granpa's pa and Coon Jack.
(d) Jack, Papa and Uncle.
5. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?
(a) He sees the remains of fires and cooked meat.
(b) He hears the Indians whispering in the mountains.
(c) He sees smoke signals across the mountain.
(d) After leaving certain items in the forest, he comes back to find a long Indian knife, a tomahawk and only some of what he left.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?
2. What reasons are given in Chapter 4 for Granpa to keep the hounds?
3. What reason does Granpa suggest as the only logical explanation for this law of George Washington's that makes him so angry?
4. Who guides the family when it comes to books, decisions and words?
5. Who does Granpa ask about the law that made him angry?
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