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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. In Chapter 2, what is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns about nature?
(a) That only the strong will survive.
(b) That small creatures need to be protected by larger ones.
(c) That the hawks help humans by killing dangerous animals.
(d) That there is a sense of balance in nature.

2. How does Granpa dispose of the whiskey he makes?
(a) He sells nine gallons to a store and keeps two gallons for use at home.
(b) He keeps most of it and sells the rest to the store.
(c) He gives away half and sells half.
(d) He sells most of it, keeps some, and gives away the rest.

3. At the end of Chapter 2, how does Little Tree feel?
(a) Sympathy for the small animals.
(b) Pride.
(c) Overwhelmed.
(d) Satisfaction about being grown up.

4. What does Little Tree find interesting that makes him watch the umbrella spider for hours?
(a) How persistent the spider is in building a wide web across ferns, even though it keeps falling into the water.
(b) How the spider outwits and eats several flies.
(c) How the spider crawls back to the same place repeatedly.
(d) How the spider climbs out of the water.

5. In the mountains in Chapter 2, what does Little Tree see Tal-con doing?
(a) Climbing trees.
(b) Chasing ground rats.
(c) Swooping down to kill a quail.
(d) Setting a trap for turkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author cause Little Tree to be exposed to the Cherokee views about human nature at such an early age?

2. How old is Little Tree when the novel begins?

3. What does the reader learn about Granpa from his reaction to the lady in the black car who is rude to him?

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

5. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Explain two important symbols used in Chapter 9.

3. Comment on the title of Chapter 10.

4. Discuss the chief method used by the Indians to communicate beliefs and values from one generation to the other.

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Granpa teaching Little Tree to do the hard work involved in farming so early in his life?

10. How does the beginning of Chapter 10 contrast with the ending of the incident in which Little Tree protects the whiskey still from the outsiders?

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