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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the special symbolism of the chapter title "Down From the mountain"?
(a) It symbolizes the destruction of the mountain trail.
(b) It symbolizes Mr. Wine's last trip to the cabin.
(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.

4. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?
(a) When a family loses all their furniture in a fire, Granpa brings them a chair and shows the man how to make it himself.
(b) Instead of giving people money, he offers to teach them how to make whiskey.
(c) Granpa gives no one anything; instead he offers to teach them how to plow the land for food.
(d) Granpa brings whiskey for the poor so they can learn how to sell it and save extra money.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. The author shares many Cherokee symbols with the reader. What is revealed in Chapter 14 about the meaning of an Indian holding up his palm?
(a) It means "Welcome".
(b) It means there is an agreement.
(c) The Indian wants someone to stay away.
(d) It means peace because he is showing he has no weapons.

10. In what way do the events in Chapter 18 represent a major turning point in the novel?
(a) It sets in motion a series of events that will bring an end to Little Tree's life with his grandparents.
(b) It is the beginning of Little Tree's life as a teenager.
(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.

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

12. How does Little Tree's education and instincts about nature get him into trouble at the orphanage?
(a) He tells the teacher that the trees and the winds can communicate with him.
(b) He explains to the teacher that the dogs in the courtyard are mating.
(c) He explains to the teacher that the deer in a picture are mating.
(d) He tells the teacher that the mourning dove is a sign of death.

13. 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 stop them from plowing but they charge them taxes.
(c) Granpa expects the soldiers to help the people but they actually attack them with guns .
(d) Granpa expects the soldiers to throw them off the land but they tie them up in the barn.

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

15. 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 goes to the gate of the orphanage and lets Little Tree decide whether to go home with him.
(b) Granpa sends Pine Billy to the orphanage to find out if Little Tree wants to go home.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the events in Chapter 12 demonstrate the importance of Granma's knowledge of plants and herbs?

3. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?

4. How does the reverend at the orphanage continue the prejudice that Little Tree has suffered throughout his life?

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

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