1. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?
(a) They use the oral tradition in which stories are used to pass on information.
(b) They use symbols on caves.
(c) They use a special writing system.
(d) There is no writing system so valuable information is lost.

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

3. In Chapter 7, why does Granpa say that Little Tree looks like he is becoming a man?
(a) He is learning to farm and to plow although the work is difficult.
(b) He is learning to cook with Granma's herbs.
(c) He begins to go out to the distant lands by himself.
(d) He shows that he understands Granma's lessons about herbs.

4. In Chapter 12, how does the author demonstrate Granpa's respect for the animals?
(a) They stop trapping in the Spring and Summer because the animals are raising their young.
(b) They stop trapping once they have caught enough for a meal.
(c) They throw the young fish back into the creek.
(d) They release animals from the trap when they are carrying young ones.

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