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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. What is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns from the stories heard in Chapter 5?
(a) The bad effects of fighting.
(b) That he has many relatives.
(c) That Granpa almost went to Chattanooga.
(d) That "kin" is all about the love and understanding between some people.

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

3. Who does Granpa ask about the law that made him angry?
(a) The owner of the supply store at the settlement.
(b) The librarian.
(c) The man at the settlement who pulls teeth.
(d) A man who gives them a car ride from the settlement.

4. What does Little Tree learn about Granpa when he hears him say "I kin ye Bonnie Bee"?
(a) That Granma is a good worker.
(b) Little Tree learns of the love and understanding that Granpa has for Granma.
(c) That Granma takes care of the bees.
(d) That Granpa will take care of Granma.

5. What reason does Granpa suggest as the only logical explanation for this law of George Washington's that makes him so angry?
(a) Washington hates Cherokees.
(b) Washington hates children.
(c) Washington is a thief.
(d) Washington got a blow in the head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author use contrast to show different lifestyles and characters in Chapter 7?

2. Which of the following best describes the main theme of Chapter 2?

3. Why is Wilburn, the boy at the orphanage, as much of an outcast as Little Tree is?

4. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?

5. How do Granma and Granpa portray the 'Trail of Tears' for Little Tree?

(see the answer key)

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