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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. How does the author demonstrate that despite being poor, the sharecropper is instilling pride in his daughter?
(a) The sharecropper forbids his daughter to speak to Little Tree.
(b) The sharecropper chastises his daughter for talking to Little Tree.
(c) The sharecropper whips his daughter's legs and tells her to give back the moccasins Little Tree gives to her.
(d) The sharecropper tells Granpa to keep his grandson away from his daughter.

2. Which book is always available at Little Tree's cabin and why?
(a) A special book about nature because Little Tree's grandparents want him to love nature.
(b) A dictionary because Little Tree has to learn five words every week.
(c) A bible so that Little Tree can read more about the lessons he hears at church.
(d) A book about the Cherokees so that Little Tree can learn his heritage.

3. What does Granma make for Little Tree to wear for his first walk up the trail with Granpa?
(a) A bag to take his food.
(b) A hat to protect him from the sun.
(c) A warm coat.
(d) Boot moccasins.

4. How does the author reveal Granpa's sense of humor even during this dangerous adventure?
(a) He encourages Little Tree to have a good laugh and forget the whole incident.
(b) Granpa jokes that as soon as he lies down, Granma lifts her skirt and tries to seduce him.
(c) He makes up a funny poem about their escape.
(d) He makes up a funny song about their escape.

5. How does the author use contrast to show different lifestyles and characters in Chapter 7?
(a) The author describes the mountain and then changes the setting to the busy square at the settlement.
(b) The author contrasts the plow with the fast black car driven by the visitor.
(c) The author describes the routine, laborious work on the land and later shows readers a colorful visitor talking about cars, criminals and money-making schemes.
(d) The author brings the excited policeman dressed in his city clothes into the cabin where everyone is calm and dressed in traditional clothes.

Short Answer 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?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Granpa say that Little Tree looks like he is becoming a man?

3. Why does the author cause Little Tree to be exposed to the Cherokee views about human nature at such an early age?

4. Which of the following is the best explanation for the author's inclusion of Granpa's story about the "Farm in the Clearing" in the novel?

5. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?

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