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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Granpa teach Little Tree respect for the small creatures in Chapter 8?
(a) To set the spiders back in the ferns when they fall into the water.
(b) To avoid disturbing the frogs' songs by walking on tiptoes.
(c) To catch the tadpoles and place them in a jar for safety.
(d) To stay away from the spiders and the frogs.

2. How is this visitor in Chapter 7 hoping to become rich?
(a) By selling a large piece of land to the government and then earn interest at the bank.
(b) By winning a writing competition and through a reward for alerting the police to the existence of a big criminal.
(c) Through a prize in a competition at the settlement.
(d) Through a reward from the police for turning in a stolen black car.

3. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?
(a) Ol' Runner, the fox.
(b) Ol' Trickster, the fox.
(c) Ol' Slick, the fox.
(d) Ol' Slipper, the fox.

4. What is the name of the part of the mountain trail between the mountains where the trail becomes thinner?
(a) LittleTrail.
(b) Narrow Trail.
(c) The Narrows.
(d) Thinning Trail.

5. Granma accidentally reads about a law introduced by George Washington and this gets Granpa very angry. What law is this?
(a) A tax on Cherokee lands.
(b) A tax on whiskey.
(c) A law to send all Cherokee children to orphanages for proper education.
(d) A law to force Cherokees to live in modern houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which books are Granma's favorites to read?

2. As he goes up the trail, how does Little Tree become aware of "Mon-o-lah", the earth mother?

3. What is the mode of narration used by the author to tell the story?

4. How does Granpa help Little Tree relate the lessons about nature to the behavior of some people?

5. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chapter 5 establish some of the special roles played by Granma in the family?

2. How does the behavior of some of the people on the bus help to introduce one of the themes of the novel?

3. What does the introduction of Pine Billy add to the story?

4. How do Granpa and Granma ensure that there is a balance in Little Tree's education?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Granpa explain George Washington's decision to introduce a tax on whiskey? How does Granpa justify this belief?

6. What is the importance of revealing that Granma and Granpa have friends and visitors like Pine Billy?

7. What is "The Way" and why does it play a critical role in Little Tree's education?

8. Apart from hunting, what is the special reason for Granpa taking Little Tree out for this all-night adventure?

9. According to Chapter 6, why is it important for Little Tree to know the past?

10. How does Granma explain the existence of body and spirit to Little Tree in Chapter 8?

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