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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 Granpa help Little Tree to accept the death of Ringer after he is bludgeoned in the mountains?
(a) Granpa says Ringer knows that his time has come so he dies happy.
(b) Granpa says Ringer dies knowing that Little Tree appreciates his help in the mountains.
(c) Granpa says Ringer is aware of being found and taken home so he dies feeling better.
(d) Granpa says Ringer knows his injuries are too serious so he accepts he has to die.

2. According to the news heard in Chapter 11, what is causing people in New York to die?
(a) A serious epidemic that causes depression.
(b) They are killing themselves by jumping off roofs.
(c) Overcrowding and the spread of illnesses.
(d) Severe snow storms.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Little Tree feel?
(a) Pride.
(b) Satisfaction about being grown up.
(c) Sympathy for the small animals.
(d) Overwhelmed.

4. 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.

5. 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) It is the only church so the preacher uses many different languages.
(c) The church only allows Cherokee to sit at the back.
(d) It is the only church so it services various faiths, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Church of Christ.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?

3. According to Granma, why are secret places so important?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Little Tree's description of the woods around his new home reveal about his attitude to the surroundings?

5. How does the author demonstrate that despite being poor, the sharecropper is instilling pride in his daughter?

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