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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter have in common?
(a) Both are poor.
(b) Both are exposed to the challenges of being young in an adult world.
(c) Both live off the land and have a strong sense of pride.
(d) Both are being deprived of education.

3. 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 explains to the teacher that the dogs in the courtyard are mating.
(c) He tells the teacher that the trees and the winds can communicate with him.
(d) He tells the teacher that the mourning dove is a sign of death.

4. How does the reverend at the orphanage continue the prejudice that Little Tree has suffered throughout his life?
(a) He assigns Little Tree to a cot in the basement.
(b) He gives Little Tree special clothing that will set him apart from the other children.
(c) He makes Little Tree wear a shirt with "Outcast" written across the back.
(d) He calls him a terrible name and says he doesn't have to go to church because people like him cannot be saved.

5. How does Little Tree create a disturbance in church?
(a) He comes in late and falls over in the aisle.
(b) He gives Willow John a harmless snake which jumps on a lady who screams out in church.
(c) He gives Willow John a nickel and a bullfrog that starts a loud croaking in church.
(d) He gives Willow John a whistle and he tries it out in church.

6. According to the news heard in Chapter 11, what is causing people in New York to die?
(a) Severe snow storms.
(b) A serious epidemic that causes depression.
(c) They are killing themselves by jumping off roofs.
(d) Overcrowding and the spread of illnesses.

7. What is unusual about the type of church that Little Tree's family attends?
(a) The church is only open for services once per month.
(b) It is the only church so the preacher uses many different languages.
(c) It is the only church so it services various faiths, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Church of Christ.
(d) The church only allows Cherokee to sit at the back.

8. Why does Little Tree describe Fall as nature's grace time?
(a) It is the time to prepare for Christmas.
(b) It is the time to give thanks for nature's grace.
(c) It is a time to put things in order, to remember, and to regret things that weren't accomplished.
(d) It is the time to say extra prayers for a safe winter.

9. In Chapter 15, how does Granma reassure Little Tree that his birth time is special and he will never be alone?
(a) She tells him he was born in Summer and the sun will always be his companion.
(b) She tells him he was born in the Spring so he will always have nature bursting out to keep his company.
(c) She explains that his birth time makes Summer his season and his company will always be the trees, birds, rain, and water that love him.
(d) She tells him he was born in the Spring and the bees buzzing around the new flowers will be his company.

10. Why is Wilburn, the boy at the orphanage, as much of an outcast as Little Tree is?
(a) His clubfoot makes him different from the other children.
(b) He is Mexican.
(c) He is Jewish.
(d) He is African-American.

11. What is the importance of the way Chapter 12 ends?
(a) To demonstrate that time is running out for the family.
(b) To demonstrate that the Cherokee way of life has serious dangers.
(c) To demonstrate that everyone in the family has an important role.
(d) To demonstrate how grave danger has cemented the bonds among the members of the family.

12. In regard to the family that Granpa sees facing hardships on the farm, what do Granpa and the soldiers have in common?
(a) They are motivated to provide help.
(b) They believe they have no right to be there.
(c) They are concerned about the children.
(d) They are prejudiced against the black man at the farm.

13. What advice from Granma does Little Tree follow to help him get through his need for communication with his grandparents?
(a) He watches the Dog Star from his window and imagines conversations with Granma, Granpa and Willow John.
(b) He watches the mountain range in the distance and communicates with his family.
(c) He watches the moon and tells it his secrets.
(d) He watches the Milky Way and communicates with his family.

14. How do the two men from Chattanooga make fun of Little Tree?
(a) They tease him about belonging nowhere.
(b) They call him uneducated.
(c) They call him an unpleasant name because he does not recollect his father.
(d) They laugh at his moccasins.

15. Why does Little Tree believe that the incident in which he gets into trouble with the teacher eventually leads to Granpa coming for him?
(a) Because that night he dreams that Granpa comes for him.
(b) Because he tells them through the Dog Star every night about what happens, and that he wants to go home.
(c) Because he sneaks a letter to Granma complaining about his punishment.
(d) Because he knows that Grandpa will feel his suffering in the weeping of the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Little Tree describe the effect of returning to his secret place in Chapter 20?

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

3. What is the first thing that Little Tree does on the trail when he is going home from the orphanage?

4. According to Mr. Jenkins, who are the two men from Chattanooga and why are they looking for Granpa?

5. How does Mr. Wine assure Little Tree that he is getting a good education?

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