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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?
(a) He rants and raves about whiskey makers.
(b) He talks with contempt about the Catholics.
(c) He talks a lot about Pharisees or separates, while looking and pointing straight at Granpa's family.
(d) He talks with contempt about the Cherokee.

2. In teaching Little Tree, how does Mr. Wine reinforce Granma's lessons about the spirit-mind and the body-mind?
(a) He says some education is practical and some is theoretical.
(b) He says some education is for work and some for appreciating life.
(c) He says there is modern, technical education to help you make a living and there is the education that makes you honest and caring.
(d) He says some education is technical and some is spiritual.

3. 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?
(a) Both are outsiders who don't quite belong in the world they occupy.
(b) Both have suffered the loss of their parents.
(c) Both have suffered from having to adjust to moving to the mountain area.
(d) Both have a great sense of humor.

4. In the incident with the two men from Chattanooga, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he is becoming clever and less trusting?
(a) He takes the dollar and tells them Granpa is at the settlement.
(b) He takes the dollar and then tells them he doesn't know Granpa.
(c) He takes the dollar they offer him to lead them to Granpa but he leads them away from the stills.
(d) He asks for two dollars instead and leads them away from the trail.

5. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 14?
(a) Granma's Special Brew.
(b) The Men from Chattanooga.
(c) .Little Tree Defends His Mountain.
(d) City Slickers Outwit Mountain Dwellers.

6. Which of the following is the best explanation for the author's inclusion of Granpa's story about the "Farm in the Clearing" in the novel?
(a) To show that despite the difference between ethnic groups, individuals share admirable human qualities.
(b) To show that whenever authorities get involved in a situation, they make it bad.
(c) To show that Granpa was once a boy living freely on the land.
(d) To show how important it is to prevent people from capturing land.

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

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

9. 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 from church every Sunday, they pick up Willow John to go to the cabin for lunch.
(c) On the way from the settlement every Saturday, they drop off supplies for Willow John.
(d) On the way to church every Sunday, they stop to visit Willow John.

10. 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 tells Granpa to keep his grandson away from his daughter.
(c) The sharecropper forbids his daughter to speak to Little Tree.
(d) The sharecropper chastises his daughter for talking to Little Tree.

11. 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 he sneaks a letter to Granma complaining about his punishment.
(b) Because he tells them through the Dog Star every night about what happens, and that he wants to go home.
(c) Because he knows that Grandpa will feel his suffering in the weeping of the wind.
(d) Because that night he dreams that Granpa comes for him.

12. What important part does Mr. Wine play in the education of Little Tree?
(a) He teaches Little Tree about Jewish history.
(b) He teaches Little Tree how to tell time, how to solve math problems and how to be thrifty.
(c) He teaches Little Tree how to fix clocks.
(d) He teaches Little Tree how to taste wine.

13. What evidence is given in Chapter 16 that there is prejudice even in the church?
(a) The preacher gives preferential treatment to the rich Episcopalian family who gives a whole dollar for collection.
(b) Cherokee children are not allowed at Sunday School.
(c) The Cherokee have to stand at the back door and listen to the service.
(d) The Episcopalians are the only ones who can participate in decisions about the church.

14. Why does Mr. Wine light a candle at a special time?
(a) It is in memory of his grandson.
(b) It is time for the Jewish evening prayer.
(c) He believes that it is a way of sharing thoughts with his scattered relatives who light candles at the same time.
(d) It is part of the Jewish ritual.

15. What does the author imply might be the reason for the special bond that exists between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family?
(a) That they both have lost their "Nation" and have relatives scattered all over.
(b) That they both place a great emphasis on education.
(c) That they have both experienced prejudice and exclusion.
(d) Thay they have both lost many relatives.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Wilburn, the boy at the orphanage, as much of an outcast as Little Tree is?

4. What is the importance of the way Chapter 12 ends?

5. How do the two men from Chattanooga make fun of Little Tree?

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