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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 is unusual about the type of church that Little Tree's family attends?
(a) It is the only church so it services various faiths, including Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Church of Christ.
(b) The church only allows Cherokee to sit at the back.
(c) The church is only open for services once per month.
(d) It is the only church so the preacher uses many different languages.

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 16, what does the author suggest about the importance of the church teachings to Granpa and Little Tree?
(a) They are very involved in the church teachings and make certain they discuss the Bible stories for full understanding.
(b) Granpa leaves this part of Little Tree's lessons to Granma.
(c) They don't fully understand what the church is about and are confused about the Bible stories.
(d) Granpa doesn't believe any of it but he wants Little Tree to work it out for himself.

5. In what two ways does the author introduce humor in the incident with the two men from Chattanooga?
(a) By describing how Granpa leads them to the edge of the cliff and taunts them until they beg for forgiveness.
(b) By describing how the men fall into poison ivy and how Granma cooks them fish with roots that cause diarrhea.
(c) By describing how Little Tree sets the hounds on them and they are chased into the freezing river.
(d) By describing how Little Tree outwits them and sends them running from the hounds.

6. According to Granpa's story about the farm, who was in charge of the land when Granpa was growing up?
(a) The Confederates were in charge of the land.
(b) Granpa's family had the run of the land.
(c) The land was occupied by Union soldiers and run by politicians.
(d) The Cherokees were in charge of the land.

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

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

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

10. How does Little Tree describe the effect of returning to his secret place in Chapter 20?
(a) He says he feels refreshed when he sees the creek.
(b) He says the memory of his suffering is blown away by the wind.
(c) Little Tree says his spirit has stopped hurting, and he feels washed clean by the trees, the spring branch and the birds.
(d) He says the memory of the orphanage is washed away by the stream.

11. What is the importance of the way Chapter 12 ends?
(a) To demonstrate that the Cherokee way of life has serious dangers.
(b) To demonstrate that everyone in the family has an important role.
(c) To demonstrate how grave danger has cemented the bonds among the members of the family.
(d) To demonstrate that time is running out for the family.

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

13. 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) Severe snow storms.
(c) They are killing themselves by jumping off roofs.
(d) A serious epidemic that causes depression.

14. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?
(a) He resolves to give his money to Granma to keep.
(b) He resolves to bury his money in his secret place.
(c) He resolves to keep his extra money in his fruit jar instead of in his pocket.
(d) He resolves to give Granpa his money to keep.

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 sends Pine Billy to the orphanage to find out if Little Tree wants to go home.
(b) Granpa tells the reverend to call Little Tree, and they ask him if he 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 goes to the gate of the orphanage and lets Little Tree decide whether to go home with him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Little Tree believe that the incident in which he gets into trouble with the teacher eventually leads to Granpa coming for him?

3. 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?

4. How does Little Tree's love and appreciation of nature help him overcome the isolation of the orphanage?

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

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