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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of the chapter "The Farm in the Clearing", what inhuman scene does Granpa describe to Little Tree?
(a) He sees a man beating a woman and two children.
(b) He sees a man and woman wearing leather harnesses and pulling a plow like mules.
(c) He sees a man with a stump for a leg being beaten by soldiers.
(d) He sees soldiers abusing the children.

2. How do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other?
(a) Little Tree has been taught to distrust Christians, while the girl has been taught that Indians are lazy heathen savages.
(b) They dislike each other because they have different beliefs.
(c) Their beliefs cause them to remain on separate sides of the square at the settlement.
(d) Their beliefs cause them to avoid speaking to each other.

3. How does the author reveal Granpa's sense of humor even during this dangerous adventure?
(a) He makes up a funny poem about their escape.
(b) He makes up a funny song about their escape.
(c) Granpa jokes that as soon as he lies down, Granma lifts her skirt and tries to seduce him.
(d) He encourages Little Tree to have a good laugh and forget the whole incident.

4. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?
(a) He says people who like to give charity are like some countries who help other countries and then run their affairs.
(b) He says some countries treat other countries like dogs because they give them handouts.
(c) He says some people who take handouts are like some countries that depend on other countries like dogs.
(d) He says people who take and give handouts are like some countries that like people to be dependent on them so they can treat them like dogs.

5. What is the meaning of the red flag planted on the land by the regulators?
(a) It means the occupants have been taken to jail.
(b) It means that the government has evicted squatters from the land.
(c) It means blood has been shed during fighting on the land.
(d) It means the occupants cannot pay the taxes on the land.

6. 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 everyone in the family has an important role.
(c) To demonstrate that the Cherokee way of life has serious dangers.
(d) To demonstrate how grave danger has cemented the bonds among the members of the family.

7. In the incident when Granpa sees the old farmhouse in the clearing, why is Granpa surprised by the soldier's treatment of the people on the farm when he returns there later?
(a) Granpa expects the soldiers to harm them but they actually bring them a mule.
(b) Granpa expects the soldiers to help the people but they actually attack them with guns .
(c) Granpa expects the soldiers to stop them from plowing but they charge them taxes.
(d) Granpa expects the soldiers to throw them off the land but they tie them up in the barn.

8. How does the author demonstrate that despite being poor, the sharecropper is instilling pride in his daughter?
(a) The sharecropper whips his daughter's legs and tells her to give back the moccasins Little Tree gives to her.
(b) The sharecropper forbids his daughter to speak to Little Tree.
(c) The sharecropper tells Granpa to keep his grandson away from his daughter.
(d) The sharecropper chastises his daughter for talking to Little Tree.

9. 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 say extra prayers for a safe winter.
(c) It is the time to give thanks for nature's grace.
(d) It is a time to put things in order, to remember, and to regret things that weren't accomplished.

10. Which two incidents destroy Granpa's hope of being able to keep Little Tree?
(a) Pine Billy refuses to testify and Little Tree accidentally reveals he has been making whiskey.
(b) Mr. Taylor refuses to help Granpa, and Willow John dies so he cannot be a witness.
(c) Mr. Jenkins refuses to lend Granpa the money for the lawyer, and Granma says she agrees that Little Tree should go.
(d) Mr. Wine's death means he cannot testify to Little Tree's education, and Mr. Taylor, the lawyer says he can't help Granpa.

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

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

13. In regard to leaving the orphanage, how does Granpa reveal that he wants Little Tree to continue learning to make his own decisions?
(a) Granpa sends Pine Billy to the orphanage to find out if Little Tree wants to go home.
(b) Granpa goes to the gate of the orphanage and lets Little Tree decide whether to go home with him.
(c) Granpa tells Granma to write a letter that Pine Billy takes to Little Tree asking if he wants to go home.
(d) Granpa tells the reverend to call Little Tree, and they ask him if he wants to go home.

14. What dangerous adventure gives Chapter 12 its title?
(a) Granpa is bitten by a bear.
(b) Granpa is bitten by a rattlesnake from which he rescues Little Tree.
(c) Little Tree is bitten by a bear.
(d) Little Tree is bitten by a rattlesnake.

15. 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 concerned about the children.
(b) They believe they have no right to be there.
(c) They are motivated to provide help.
(d) They are prejudiced against the black man at the farm.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author implies there is a special bond between Willow John and Little Tree, despite the difference in their ages. What is the cause of this bond?

2. Who plays the most significant role in getting Little Tree back from the orphanage, thereby demonstrating the deep bond between them?

3. What weekly event puts Little Tree and his family in the company of Willow John?

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

5. How does the author suggest that even nature is mourning about Little Tree's departure?

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