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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. What is Little Tree's responsibility in producing the whiskey?
(a) He helps to stir and clean the pot.
(b) He helps to bottle the whiskey.
(c) He helps to carry the whiskey to the store.
(d) He helps to pour the sugar in the whiskey.

2. By allowing him to watch the chase, how does Granpa reinforce his earlier lessons to Little Tree about the ways of nature and animals?
(a) By not allowing the fox to kill the hounds.
(b) By telling Little Tree it is wrong to kill.
(c) By not allowing the hounds to kill the fox.
(d) By never killing the fox, which he does not need.

3. What does Little Tree mean when he says that Granpa has a "sense of instinct"?
(a) That Granpa has common sense.
(b) That Granpa has a natural ability to understand what is going on among the animals during the chase.
(c) That Granpa is able to smell the animals from far away.
(d) That Granpa knows the trail very well.

4. What is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns from the stories heard in Chapter 5?
(a) That "kin" is all about the love and understanding between some people.
(b) The bad effects of fighting.
(c) That Granpa almost went to Chattanooga.
(d) That he has many relatives.

5. What does Granma make for Little Tree to wear for his first walk up the trail with Granpa?
(a) A hat to protect him from the sun.
(b) Boot moccasins.
(c) A warm coat.
(d) A bag to take his food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From the incident with the black car, what is revealed about Granpa's attitude towards words?

3. In Chapter 7, why does Granpa say that Little Tree looks like he is becoming a man?

4. What is Granpa's reason for taking Little Tree on this walk up the trail?

5. How is the reader made aware that Pa eventually gets very close to the Indians?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the Cherokee response to their oppression along the Trail of Tears?

2. Summarize the episode between Pine Billy and Smokehouse and say why it creates humor.

3. Why does Little Tree go to bed feeling happy even though he has lost his father and mother?

4. At the end of Chapter 2, why does the author end with a poem?

5. What does the reader learn in Chapter 3 about the librarian's attitude to lending books to Little Tree and Granpa when they visit the library?

6. In Chapter 3, what does the author reveal about Granpa's views on politicians and authority figures?

7. What detailed explanation of "The Way" does Granpa's give Little Tree when the hawk, Tal-con kills a quail?

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

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

10. What important facts does the author provide about Little Tree when he is introduced to the reader?

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