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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, "A Night on the Mountain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes the main theme of Chapter 2?
(a) Granpa shares his knowledge about hunting.
(b) A young boy learns to appreciate nature.
(c) How animals survive in the wild.
(d) A young boy learns to survive in the mountains.

2. How does Granpa teach Little Tree respect for the small creatures in Chapter 8?
(a) To catch the tadpoles and place them in a jar for safety.
(b) To avoid disturbing the frogs' songs by walking on tiptoes.
(c) To stay away from the spiders and the frogs.
(d) To set the spiders back in the ferns when they fall into the water.

3. In Chapter 4, why does Little Tree feel grown-up?
(a) Granma gives him a deer shirt like Granpa's to wear.
(b) He is allowed to prepare the food.
(c) Granma teaches him to make his own shirt.
(d) Granpa lets him go up the trail by himself.

4. When the soldiers drive the Cherokee from their land, how do the Cherokee show their pride?
(a) They plant their nation's flag where every Cherokee is buried.
(b) They sing brave songs on the journey.
(c) They fight back and repel the soldiers.
(d) They look straight ahead as they march and refuse rides in the soldiers' wagons.

5. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?
(a) He fights for the Scottish army against the Americans.
(b) He fights for the government against foreigners.
(c) He fights for the Indians against the soldiers.
(d) He fights for the Confederates against the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author provide signs of racism in this first chapter of the book?

2. Which of the following would be the best alternate title for Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he has learned Granpa's lesson about nature's ways?

4. What is Little Tree especially proud of in Chapter 9?

5. What does Little Tree mean when he says that Granpa has a "sense of instinct"?

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