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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 7, Little Tree's grandparents place emphasis on teaching him some more very important skills. Why do they do this?
(a) They want to make sure he will be able to take care of them soon.
(b) They are making sure that Little Tree learns enough to be self-sufficient off the land.
(c) They want to make sure he will be a good father.
(d) They want to make sure he learns about his tribe's habits.

2. How does Granma respond when Little Tree gives her musk bugs?
(a) She calls Granpa to complain about what Little Tree has done.
(b) She praises Little Tree for spreading good by sharing whatever good one finds.
(c) She gathers them in a bottle to make the cabin smell good.
(d) She is frightened and asks him to take them away.

3. What two important characteristics of Granpa are revealed by the description of the fox and the hounds episode?
(a) Granpa's love for swimming and diving.
(b) Granpa's speed and agility.
(c) Grandpa's great ability to catch foxes and control the hounds.
(d) His immense respect for nature and animals and his sense of humor.

4. How does Granpa's disposal of the whiskey demonstrate that he is observing the lessons he teaches Little Tree about nature's ways?
(a) He sells the whiskey for just a little more than what they need to get by.
(b) He keeps the whiskey in case of snake bites.
(c) He gives away most of the whiskey he makes.
(d) He only makes a small amount of whiskey.

5. Why does Granpa object to people who age whiskey?
(a) He believes they age whiskey to disguise the substances they add to it.
(b) He believes that they are trying to make extra money.
(c) He believes rich men scheme to convince people that aged whiskey is better.
(d) He believes they are trying to disguise bad whiskey by keeping it longer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would be the most appropriate alternate title for Chapter 4?

2. How does the driver of the vehicle who takes Little Tree to his new home treat Granma and Granpa?

3. Little Tree's bed is made of what material?

4. According to Granpa's story, why did his father's friend enter the church with a pistol?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what kind of house is Little Tree taken to by his grandparents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Granpa's approach to his trade different from that of some whiskey traders to whom he objects?

6. How does the revelation of Granpa's trade help to shed light on the reason for his earlier objection to one of George Washington's laws?

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

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

9. How does Granpa's attitude to fox hunting make him special and show his regard for nature?

10. How does Granpa use the whiskey trade to give Little Tree a sense of belonging in the family, and how do readers know that it works?

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