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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author reveal about how Little Tree is released from the orphanage?
(a) That the reverend sends for Granma and tells her to remove Little Tree because Granpa is threatening him.
(b) That the reverend sends for Granpa and tells him he is being followed by a savage who tells him Little Tree is to go home.
(c) That the reverend sends for Granpa and tells him Little Tree is to be taken away because of his savagery.
(d) That Pine Billy goes to the reverend and tells him to release Little Tree or he will report the beatings to the authorities.

3. In what way do the events in Chapter 18 represent a major turning point in the novel?
(a) It is the beginning of Little Tree's life as a teenager.
(b) It sets in motion a series of events that will bring an end to Little Tree's life with his grandparents.
(c) It starts the legal battle between the state and Granpa for Little Tree.
(d) It begins the situation that turns Little Tree against his grandparents.

4. What is the first thing that Little Tree does on the trail when he is going home from the orphanage?
(a) He puts on his moccasins.
(b) He runs to his secret place.
(c) He runs to The Narrows.
(d) He takes off his shoes so he can feel the trail.

5. How does the author create sympathy in the reader for Willow John?
(a) He describes his silence about the lost Nation and his sad eyes that suggest his thoughts are far away.
(b) He describes how there are always tears in his eyes when he speaks about the Nation.
(c) He describes Willow John as a broken man.
(d) He describes how Willow John stays away from everyone and looks sad.

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

7. 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 the Spring so he will always have nature bursting out to keep his company.
(b) 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.
(c) She tells him he was born in the Spring and the bees buzzing around the new flowers will be his company.
(d) She tells him he was born in Summer and the sun will always be his companion.

8. What weekly event puts Little Tree and his family in the company of Willow John?
(a) On the way from the settlement every Saturday, they pick up Willow John to go home with them.
(b) On the way to church every Sunday, they stop to visit Willow John.
(c) On the way from church every Sunday, they pick up Willow John to go to the cabin for lunch.
(d) On the way from the settlement every Saturday, they drop off supplies for Willow John.

9. How do the events in Chapter 12 demonstrate the importance of Granma's knowledge of plants and herbs?
(a) It helps her to save someone's life.
(b) It stops Little Tree's bleeding.
(c) It helps to stop Little Tree's arm from swellling.
(d) It soothes Granpa's bear bite.

10. What is the special symbolism of the chapter title "Down From the mountain"?
(a) It symbolizes Mr. Wine's last trip to the cabin.
(b) It symbolizes the destruction of the mountain trail.
(c) It symbolizes Granpa's last trip to the mountain trail.
(d) It symbolizes the end of Little Tree's adventures on the mountain when he must come down to the reality of separation from his family.

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

12. How does Little Tree's love and appreciation of nature help him overcome the isolation of the orphanage?
(a) He gets companionship from the dogs.
(b) He makes friends with frogs and crickets.
(c) He gets companionship from the wind, the trees and the Dog Star.
(d) From his window, he watches the moon and the sun.

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

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

15. Who plays the most significant role in getting Little Tree back from the orphanage, thereby demonstrating the deep bond between them?
(a) Granma.
(b) Granpa.
(c) Pine Billy.
(d) Willow John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Little Tree describe Fall as nature's grace time?

2. How does Little Tree create a disturbance in church?

3. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?

4. In Chapter 12, how does the author demonstrate Granpa's respect for the animals?

5. In teaching Little Tree, how does Mr. Wine reinforce Granma's lessons about the spirit-mind and the body-mind?

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