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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, "Home Again".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?
(a) He rants and raves about whiskey makers.
(b) He talks with contempt about the Cherokee.
(c) He talks a lot about Pharisees or separates, while looking and pointing straight at Granpa's family.
(d) He talks with contempt about the Catholics.

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

3. In regard to the family that Granpa sees facing hardships on the farm, what do Granpa and the soldiers have in common?
(a) They believe they have no right to be there.
(b) They are prejudiced against the black man at the farm.
(c) They are motivated to provide help.
(d) They are concerned about the children.

4. According to Granma, why are secret places so important?
(a) They allow each person to pray.
(b) They allow each person to read in a quiet place.
(c) They allow each person to hide away when faced with danger.
(d) They nurture each individual's spirit body.

5. What is the meaning of the red flag planted on the land by the regulators?
(a) It means the occupants cannot pay the taxes on the land.
(b) It means the occupants have been taken to jail.
(c) It means that the government has evicted squatters from the land.
(d) It means blood has been shed during fighting on the land.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author shares many Cherokee symbols with the reader. What is revealed in Chapter 14 about the meaning of an Indian holding up his palm?

2. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?

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

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

5. According to Granpa's joke, why is Ti-bi robbed by the bear, the coon and the Cherokee?

(see the answer key)

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