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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?
(a) They live off fishing, wild game and sweet root and stay as silent as they can to avoid detection.
(b) They hide on the other side of the mountain and survive by hunting deer.
(c) They live in caves and survive by fishing in the nearby creek.
(d) They journey to the neighboring village and set up a camp.

2. How does the author reveal that the policeman might be wrong to put the driver of the black car in jail?
(a) The policeman takes the visitor's word that the driver is speeding.
(b) The policeman does not read the driver his rights.
(c) The policeman throws the driver of the car in jail for saying he is from Chicago when the license plate says Illinois, but Chicago is in Illinois.
(d) The policeman does not allow the driver to explain himself properly.

3. What does the incident between Little Tree and the lawmen on the mountain demonstrate about Little Tree?
(a) That he knows the signals necessary to warn Granpa when others are approaching.
(b) His bravery and commitment to protecting Granpa and the whiskey still from outsiders.
(c) That he knows where to hide in the mountains.
(d) That he loves Granpa but he is afraid of the men with badges.

4. In the mountains in Chapter 2, what does Little Tree see Tal-con doing?
(a) Swooping down to kill a quail.
(b) Climbing trees.
(c) Chasing ground rats.
(d) Setting a trap for turkeys.

5. In Chapter 2, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he has learned Granpa's lesson about nature's ways?
(a) By releasing the turkeys from the trap.
(b) By rescuing the quail.
(c) By selecting the three smallest turkeys from the turkey trap to take home.
(d) By protecting Ti-bi from the hawk.

6. How do the visitor's ambitions contrast with the values of Granpa and Granma?
(a) The visitor wants quick riches but Granpa and Granma prefer to get rich by selling crops.
(b) The visitor is intent on getting rich while Granpa and Granma have no interest in having more than they need to survive.
(c) The visitor wants money but Granma and Granpa don't want to be rich, they just want to protect Little Tree's inheritance.
(d) The visitor wants to get easy money but Granpa and Granma know they own inherited land so they need no schemes to get rich.

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

8. Why does the author show that important lessons for Little Tree come from Granma and not Granpa?
(a) To show that Granpa has no spiritual side so Granma has to do it.
(b) To show that both his grandparents play equally important roles in shaping his development.
(c) To show that Granma is more knowledgeable about important things.
(d) To show that there is a bond between Granma and Little Tree that does not exist between Little Tree and Granpa.

9. How does Granpa help Little Tree relate the lessons about nature to the behavior of some people?
(a) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause others to starve.
(b) Granpa says that people who take more than their share do better than others.
(c) Granpa teaches Little Tree that people who store and take more than their share contribute to wars, land-grabbing and changing nature's ways.
(d) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause jealousy.

10. How does the incident with the fox and hounds affect the relationship between Granpa and Little Tree?
(a) It causes Little Tree to fear Granpa.
(b) It continues to deepen the growing bond between Granpa and Little Tree.
(c) It has no effect on the relationship.
(d) It damages the relationship between Granpa and Little Tree.

11. How is the reader made aware that Pa eventually gets very close to the Indians?
(a) He moves them closer to where he lives.
(b) He moves into their camp.
(c) He eventually marries one of the young daughters.
(d) He advises them on how to remain safe from the soldiers.

12. Why does Granpa want Little Tree to learn his trade when he is only six-years-old?
(a) Because Little Tree should be kept from being idle.
(b) Because Little Tree is smart enough to learn.
(c) Because even if Little Tree switches trades later, he will always have something to fall back on.
(d) Because he is growing old and Little Tree will soon have to take over.

13. Why does Granpa object to people who age whiskey?
(a) He believes rich men scheme to convince people that aged whiskey is better.
(b) He believes they age whiskey to disguise the substances they add to it.
(c) He believes that they are trying to make extra money.
(d) He believes they are trying to disguise bad whiskey by keeping it longer.

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

15. Which book is always available at Little Tree's cabin and why?
(a) A dictionary because Little Tree has to learn five words every week.
(b) A bible so that Little Tree can read more about the lessons he hears at church.
(c) A special book about nature because Little Tree's grandparents want him to love nature.
(d) A book about the Cherokees so that Little Tree can learn his heritage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which three people does Little Tree learn about from Granpa's stories in Chapter 5?

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

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

4. According to Chapter 3, how does Granpa feel about politicians and authority figures?

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

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