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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. How does Granpa help Little Tree understand the seriousness of spending the money on the calf?
(a) Granpa reduces Little Tree's stake in the business.
(b) Granpa makes Little Tree write down on paper how much he spent and lost.
(c) Granpa sends him to find the man who sold him the calf and demand his money.
(d) Granpa makes Little Tree go without his earnings for the next two weeks.

2. 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 people tell lies using misleading words.
(b) Because words have many different meanings.
(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.

3. Why is it important for the author to reveal that Granpa and Granma have friends who visit them?
(a) To make it clear that Little Tree's grandparents are not bringing him up in a way that isolates him from other people.
(b) To make it clear that everyone is not racially prejudiced.
(c) To make it clear that Little Tree is kept away from adults who are not Cherokee.
(d) To make it clear that Little Tree is being protected.

4. In Chapter 10 how does the author demonstrate that Little Tree has a conscience?
(a) He feels bad to accept candy from Mr. Jenkins just for taking up woodchips.
(b) He gives Mr. Jenkins the unopened candy he finds on the floor.
(c) He gives back coins to Granpa that he finds in the kitchen.
(d) He tells Mr.Jenkins that one bottle of whiskey is not filled up right.

5. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?
(a) He resolves to bury his money in his secret place.
(b) He resolves to give Granpa his money to keep.
(c) He resolves to give his money to Granma to keep.
(d) He resolves to keep his extra money in his fruit jar instead of in his pocket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author show that important lessons for Little Tree come from Granma and not Granpa?

2. When the soldiers drive the Cherokee from their land, how do the Cherokee show their pride?

3. How do the two men from Chattanooga make fun of Little Tree?

4. In Chapter 2, what is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns about nature?

5. 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?

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