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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "A Dangerous Adventure".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it important for the author to reveal that Granpa and Granma have friends who visit them?
(a) To make it clear that everyone is not racially prejudiced.
(b) To make it clear that Little Tree's grandparents are not bringing him up in a way that isolates him from other people.
(c) To make it clear that Little Tree is being protected.
(d) To make it clear that Little Tree is kept away from adults who are not Cherokee.

2. In Chapter 7, why does Granpa say that Little Tree looks like he is becoming a man?
(a) He is learning to farm and to plow although the work is difficult.
(b) He begins to go out to the distant lands by himself.
(c) He shows that he understands Granma's lessons about herbs.
(d) He is learning to cook with Granma's herbs.

3. What would be the most appropriate alternate title for Chapter 5?
(a) The Big Black Car.
(b) Differences in Culture.
(c) Little Tree Learns of Chattanooga.
(d) A Visit to the Settlement.

4. How does the author reveal that the policeman might be wrong to put the driver of the black car in jail?
(a) The policeman does not read the driver his rights.
(b) The policeman does not allow the driver to explain himself properly.
(c) The policeman throws the driver of the car in jail for saying he is from Chicago when the license plate says Illinois, but Chicago is in Illinois.
(d) The policeman takes the visitor's word that the driver is speeding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is this visitor in Chapter 7 hoping to become rich?

2. How does Granpa help Little Tree to accept the death of Ringer after he is bludgeoned in the mountains?

3. How does the author reveal Granpa's sense of humor even during this dangerous adventure?

4. What is the difference between the author's portrayal of the visitor in Chapter 7 and the way in which the innocent Little Tree views him?

5. Why is there some truth in Granpa's belief that the way people sound when they talk can be more important than the words they use?

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