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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 and woman wearing leather harnesses and pulling a plow like mules.
(b) He sees a man beating a woman and two children.
(c) He sees soldiers abusing the children.
(d) He sees a man with a stump for a leg being beaten by soldiers.

3. The efforts made by the person who actually gets the reverend to release Little Tree from the orphanage symbolize the strength of some relationships. Which relationship is actually involved?
(a) The relationship between a preacher and his church member.
(b) The relationship between two friends.
(c) The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren.
(d) The relationship between an uncle and his nephew.

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 then tells them he doesn't know Granpa.
(b) He takes the dollar and tells them Granpa is at the settlement.
(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. 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.

6. 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 rattlesnake.
(d) Little Tree is bitten by a bear.

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

8. 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) Granpa brings whiskey for the poor so they can learn how to sell it and save extra money.
(c) Granpa gives no one anything; instead he offers to teach them how to plow the land for food.
(d) Instead of giving people money, he offers to teach them how to make whiskey.

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

10. 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 place a great emphasis on education.
(b) That they have both experienced prejudice and exclusion.
(c) Thay they have both lost many relatives.
(d) That they both have lost their "Nation" and have relatives scattered all over.

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

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

13. How does the author create sympathy in the reader for Willow John?
(a) He describes how Willow John stays away from everyone and looks sad.
(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 his silence about the lost Nation and his sad eyes that suggest his thoughts are far away.

14. 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 Pine Billy goes to the reverend and tells him to release Little Tree or he will report the beatings to the authorities.
(c) 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.
(d) That the reverend sends for Granpa and tells him Little Tree is to be taken away because of his savagery.

15. How does the author establish Granma's resourcefulness in Chapter 12?
(a) She sends Little Tree to the neighboring cabin to get help.
(b) She uses a Cherokee cry to alert other mountain people to the problem.
(c) She quickly takes charge of the situation and does everything that's necessary to make things right.
(d) She hurries Little Tree and Granpa to the cabin where she quickly finds remedies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Wine's death shed light on the previous incident in which he prays and then walks away without acknowledging Little Tree's gratitude for the yellow coat?

2. In Chapter 15, how does Granma reassure Little Tree that his birth time is special and he will never be alone?

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

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

5. Why does Willow John leave a long knife in church?

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