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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 Pa say farewell to Granpa when he is dying?
(a) He tells Granpa it is time to surrender and end the fighting.
(b) He reminds Granpa about kin and the fact that the mountains will not change and Pa tells him how much he cares for him.
(c) He tells Granpa to continue to fight for the Nation.
(d) He tells Granpa to remember his heritage and pass it on to other Cherokee.

2. What happens in Chapter 8 to suggest that Little Tree has a natural tendency towards some Cherokee ways?
(a) He is naturally attracted to the spiders weaving their webs.
(b) He is naturally attracted to the medicinal herbs that Granma collects.
(c) He finds himself a special "secret" place and Granma tells him all Cherokees have secret places.
(d) He is naturally attracted to the songs of the frogs.

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

4. What does the visitor in Chapter 7 do at dinner that tempts Little Tree to forget one of his lessons about taking things?
(a) He tells Little Tree he can have one of the corns, and Little Tree is tempted to take the biggest one.
(b) He wears bright yellow high-top shoes that Little Tree secretly craves.
(c) He brings only three small corns so Little Tree has to do without.
(d) He takes three slices of Granma's sweet potato pie, and Little Tree silently craves the last slice.

5. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?
(a) Granpa gives no one anything; instead he offers to teach them how to plow the land for food.
(b) When a family loses all their furniture in a fire, Granpa brings them a chair and shows the man how to make it himself.
(c) Granpa brings whiskey for the poor so they can learn how to sell it and save extra money.
(d) Instead of giving people money, he offers to teach them how to make whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?

2. How old is Little Tree when the novel begins?

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

4. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?

5. In Chapter 7, Little Tree's grandparents place emphasis on teaching him some more very important skills. Why do they do this?

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