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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. Why is it significant that Granpa reminds Little Tree in Chapter 10 about the importance of paying attention to people's tone and not just their words?
(a) Because shortly after the reminder, Little Tree is tricked by a "Christian" using misleading words.
(b) Because Little Tree is getting older and facing new challenges.
(c) Because Granpa knows that a politician will be visiting.
(d) Because Granpa knows that there is trouble coming.

2. According to Granma, what happens to people who use the body-living mind for greedy purposes?
(a) They are the ones who acquire wealth and power.
(b) They suffer because other people hate their prosperity.
(c) They suffer because they have no spirit of generosity.
(d) The spirit-mind shrinks and in rebirth, the child is born with a small spirit-mind that could eventually disappear and be completely lost.

3. Little Tree's bed is made of what material?
(a) Deer hide stretched on a frame of hickory posts.
(b) A large flat board covered with sheets.
(c) Old cloths stuffed in a large bag.
(d) Dried grass.

4. When Little Tree demonstrates that he has learned the lessons about nature, what name does Granpa say he would give him if he didn't have a name already?
(a) Little Bear.
(b) Little Bee.
(c) Little Cherokee.
(d) Little Hawk.

5. Which of the following is the best alternate title for Chapter 6?
(a) Survival of the Strong.
(b) Escape.
(c) The Lost People.
(d) Understanding the Past.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Granpa help Little Tree overcome feeling empty and sad after Ringer's death?

2. What two important characteristics of Granpa are revealed by the description of the fox and the hounds episode?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What descriptions of the journey to, and arrival at his new home establish that Little Tree is going to be in a strange place?

2. According to Granma, how does the spirit-mind relate to understanding of death and nature in secret places?

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

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

5. State an important purpose that is served by this chapter in regard to the social setting of the book.

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

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

8. What is the significance of the title of the chapter "I kin ye Bonnie Bee"?

9. 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?

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

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