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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman in the black car ask when she stops Little Tree and Granpa on their way back from the settlement?
(a) The way to the church.
(b) The way to the cabin.
(c) If they want a ride home.
(d) The way to Chattanooga.

2. How does the driver of the vehicle who takes Little Tree to his new home treat Granma and Granpa?
(a) He roughly asks for their tickets and makes fun of them when Granma counts up the money to pay.
(b) He is friendly.
(c) He argues with them.
(d) He welcomes them.

3. In Little Tree's new home, what is the "dogtrot"?
(a) A place where dogs are fed.
(b) An open hallway to let hounds through.
(c) A place for dogs to sleep.
(d) An exercise room.

4. When Little Tree demonstrates that he has learned the lessons about nature, what name does Granpa say he would give him if he didn't have a name already?
(a) Little Bear.
(b) Little Bee.
(c) Little Cherokee.
(d) Little Hawk.

5. In Chapter 7, Little Tree's grandparents place emphasis on teaching him some more very important skills. Why do they do this?
(a) They are making sure that Little Tree learns enough to be self-sufficient off the land.
(b) They want to make sure he will be able to take care of them soon.
(c) They want to make sure he will be a good father.
(d) They want to make sure he learns about his tribe's habits.

6. How is this visitor in Chapter 7 hoping to become rich?
(a) Through a prize in a competition at the settlement.
(b) Through a reward from the police for turning in a stolen black car.
(c) By selling a large piece of land to the government and then earn interest at the bank.
(d) By winning a writing competition and through a reward for alerting the police to the existence of a big criminal.

7. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 6?
(a) Understanding the Past.
(b) Survival of the Strong.
(c) Escape.
(d) The Lost People.

8. Which character comes to visit the family in Chapter 7?
(a) The preacher.
(b) The sharecropper.
(c) Pine Billy.
(d) The lady from the big, black car.

9. How does Granpa make his living?
(a) Selling fish at the settlement store.
(b) Selling meat at the settlement store.
(c) Selling crops at the settlement store.
(d) Making and selling whiskey.

10. How does Little Tree's innocence and trust lead him to lose his money?
(a) The sharecropper pleads with him to give his daughter some money.
(b) Pine Billy encourages him to use the money in a scheme to make more money.
(c) The preacher encourages him to throw his extra money in the collection plate for the poor.
(d) A calf owner convinces him to buy a sick calf that soon dies.

11. What is Little Tree learning from the way in which Granma and Granpa deal with any extra money that they get from the whiskey?
(a) To make a list of things to buy with extra money.
(b) The importance of saving extra money.
(c) The importance of giving extra money to those who are worse off.
(d) To take the money to the bank.

12. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?
(a) Ol' Runner, the fox.
(b) Ol' Trickster, the fox.
(c) Ol' Slick, the fox.
(d) Ol' Slipper, the fox.

13. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?
(a) Because it is getting heavy.
(b) To avoid the smell.
(c) Because Granpa teaches him that when spoken to, he should give full attention out of respect.
(d) Because it is beginning to spill oil.

14. Which of the following best describes the main theme of Chapter 2?
(a) How animals survive in the wild.
(b) A young boy learns to survive in the mountains.
(c) A young boy learns to appreciate nature.
(d) Granpa shares his knowledge about hunting.

15. What makes Little Tree go to bed feeling happier in spite of his loss in Chapter 1?
(a) Granma and Granpa promise to take care of him.
(b) A good supper.
(c) He holds a gift from his mother as he goes to sleep.
(d) Granma sings him a song that makes him understand his new name.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Granpa help Little Tree to accept the death of Ringer after he is bludgeoned in the mountains?

2. Which book is always available at Little Tree's cabin and why?

3. Why is there some truth in Granpa's belief that the way people sound when they talk can be more important than the words they use?

4. Where does Granma get books to read to Little Tree and Granpa?

5. Why doesn't Granma scold Little Tree for getting wet in the woods?

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