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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 the narration, Little Tree says he discovers later on that Granma only read some parts of the stories about George Washington. What reason does Little Tree suggest for this?
(a) She doesn't want to upset Little Tree.
(b) She doesn't want Little Tree exposed to violent stories.
(c) She thinks Granpa will get angry.
(d) She wants Granpa to have someone to admire.

2. What happens in Chapter 8 to suggest that Little Tree has a natural tendency towards some Cherokee ways?
(a) He finds himself a special "secret" place and Granma tells him all Cherokees have secret places.
(b) He is naturally attracted to the spiders weaving their webs.
(c) He is naturally attracted to the medicinal herbs that Granma collects.
(d) He is naturally attracted to the songs of the frogs.

3. How do Granma and Granpa portray the 'Trail of Tears' for Little Tree?
(a) As an incident of cruelty in which the Cherokee displayed pride.
(b) As an incident of cruelty from which the Cherokee never recovered.
(c) As an incident of shame and cowardice.
(d) As an incident of fierce aggression by the Cherokee.

4. How does Pa say farewell to Granpa when he is dying?
(a) He tells Granpa to continue to fight for the Nation.
(b) He tells Granpa to remember his heritage and pass it on to other Cherokee.
(c) He tells Granpa it is time to surrender and end the fighting.
(d) He reminds Granpa about kin and the fact that the mountains will not change and Pa tells him how much he cares for him.

5. How does Granma help Little Tree to understand the relationship between nature and human development?
(a) Granma explains that the seasons are times when humans should learn from nature how to improve.
(b) Granma explains that Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter are periods in nature just as birth, adulthood, ageing and death are phases in human life.
(c) Granma explains that Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter are the periods of spiritual growth in a person's life.
(d) Granma explains that Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter are like childhood, adolescence and maturity in humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?

2. What does the woman in the black car ask when she stops Little Tree and Granpa on their way back from the settlement?

3. According to Little Tree, why do the white mountain men in the area respect Granpa?

4. What is the Hangin' Gap?

5. What does the incident between Little Tree and the lawmen on the mountain demonstrate about Little Tree?

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