1. What does Little Tree find interesting that makes him watch the umbrella spider for hours?
(a) How the spider outwits and eats several flies.
(b) How the spider climbs out of the water.
(c) How the spider crawls back to the same place repeatedly.
(d) How persistent the spider is in building a wide web across ferns, even though it keeps falling into the water.

2. How does the reverend at the orphanage continue the prejudice that Little Tree has suffered throughout his life?
(a) He calls him a terrible name and says he doesn't have to go to church because people like him cannot be saved.
(b) He makes Little Tree wear a shirt with "Outcast" written across the back.
(c) He assigns Little Tree to a cot in the basement.
(d) He gives Little Tree special clothing that will set him apart from the other children.

3. How does the author establish Granma's resourcefulness in Chapter 12?
(a) She hurries Little Tree and Granpa to the cabin where she quickly finds remedies.
(b) She sends Little Tree to the neighboring cabin to get help.
(c) She uses a Cherokee cry to alert other mountain people to the problem.
(d) She quickly takes charge of the situation and does everything that's necessary to make things right.

4. 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.

5. Why doesn't Granma scold Little Tree for getting wet in the woods?
(a) Because he's already being punished with a bad cold.
(b) Because there were no rules laid down about getting wet in the woods.
(c) Because Granpa begs for him to be forgiven.
(d) Cherokee do not scold children for anything that has to do with the woods.