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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 know nothing about Macbeth and Napoleon.
(b) He says children of Little Tree's age have never heard of Shakespeare.
(c) He says most children of Little Tree's age do not learn five words per week.
(d) He says most children of Little Tree's age have learned nothing about farming and hunting.

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

3. 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 how important it is to prevent people from capturing land.
(c) To show that whenever authorities get involved in a situation, they make it bad.
(d) To show that Granpa was once a boy living freely on the land.

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

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

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

7. Why does Willow John leave a long knife in church?
(a) It is a gift for Granma that he leaves there because Indians do not make a fuss about gifts.
(b) It is a gift for Little Tree that he leaves there because Indians do not make a fuss about gifts.
(c) It is a gift for the preacher that he leaves there because Indians do not make a fuss about gifts.
(d) It is a gift for Granpa that he leaves there because Indians do not make a fuss about gifts.

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

9. 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 goes to the gate of the orphanage and lets Little Tree decide whether to go home with him.
(d) Granpa tells Granma to write a letter that Pine Billy takes to Little Tree asking if he wants to go home.

10. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?
(a) He says people who take and give handouts are like some countries that like people to be dependent on them so they can treat them like dogs.
(b) He says people who like to give charity are like some countries who help other countries and then run their affairs.
(c) He says some people who take handouts are like some countries that depend on other countries like dogs.
(d) He says some countries treat other countries like dogs because they give them handouts.

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

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

13. 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) That they both have lost their "Nation" and have relatives scattered all over.
(d) Thay they have both lost many relatives.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In regard to the family that Granpa sees facing hardships on the farm, what do Granpa and the soldiers have in common?

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

4. In what way do the events in Chapter 18 represent a major turning point in the novel?

5. How does the author establish Granma's resourcefulness in Chapter 12?

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