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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, "Mr. Wine".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter have in common?
(a) Both are poor.
(b) Both are being deprived of education.
(c) Both are exposed to the challenges of being young in an adult world.
(d) Both live off the land and have a strong sense of pride.

2. Why is the lady in the black car frustrated by Granpa's answer?
(a) She thinks Granpa is deaf.
(b) She thinks Granpa is a foreigner.
(c) She thinks Granpa is being rude.
(d) Granpa directs them toward a mountain, due west.

3. What is unusual about the type of church that Little Tree's family attends?
(a) The church is only open for services once per month.
(b) The church only allows Cherokee to sit at the back.
(c) It is the only church so the preacher uses many different languages.
(d) It is the only church so it services various faiths, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Church of Christ.

4. Why does Mr. Wine light a candle at a special time?
(a) It is time for the Jewish evening prayer.
(b) He believes that it is a way of sharing thoughts with his scattered relatives who light candles at the same time.
(c) It is in memory of his grandson.
(d) It is part of the Jewish ritual.

5. What dangerous adventure gives Chapter 12 its title?
(a) Granpa is bitten by a bear.
(b) Granpa is bitten by a rattlesnake from which he rescues Little Tree.
(c) Little Tree is bitten by a bear.
(d) Little Tree is bitten by a rattlesnake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Willow John leave a long knife in church?

2. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 6?

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

4. What does the author imply might be the reason for the special bond that exists between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family?

5. How does the driver of the vehicle who takes Little Tree to his new home treat Granma and Granpa?

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