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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 Little Tree's education and instincts about nature get him into trouble at the orphanage?
(a) He explains to the teacher that the deer in a picture are mating.
(b) He tells the teacher that the trees and the winds can communicate with him.
(c) He tells the teacher that the mourning dove is a sign of death.
(d) He explains to the teacher that the dogs in the courtyard are mating.

2. How does Granpa help Little Tree to accept the death of Ringer after he is bludgeoned in the mountains?
(a) Granpa says Ringer dies knowing that Little Tree appreciates his help in the mountains.
(b) Granpa says Ringer is aware of being found and taken home so he dies feeling better.
(c) Granpa says Ringer knows that his time has come so he dies happy.
(d) Granpa says Ringer knows his injuries are too serious so he accepts he has to die.

3. Which of the following would be the best alternate title for Chapter 3?
(a) Little Tree's Education.
(b) Family Circles.
(c) Winter Evenings at the Cabin.
(d) Granpa Learns to Read.

4. How does Mr. Wine assure Little Tree that he is getting a good education?
(a) He says most children of Little Tree's age know nothing about Macbeth and Napoleon.
(b) He says children of Little Tree's age have never heard of Shakespeare.
(c) He says most children of Little Tree's age have learned nothing about farming and hunting.
(d) He says most children of Little Tree's age do not learn five words per week.

5. Who is Smokehouse and what role does he play in Chapter 7?
(a) A half-Cherokee who burns wood for the coal oil lamp.
(b) The friend who gives the visitor a ride to the cabin.
(c) The policeman who investigates the claim made by the visitor about an alleged criminal.
(d) The partner who works with the visitor to write the entry for the competition.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author establish Granma's resourcefulness in Chapter 12?

2. According to his grandparents, why is it important for Little Tree to learn about his past?

3. What can the reader deduce about the author's intention in describing Cherokee beliefs and values in Chapter 8?

4. In regard to the family that Granpa sees facing hardships on the farm, what do Granpa and the soldiers have in common?

5. How do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other?

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