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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, "The Secret Place".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Granpa suggest as the only logical explanation for this law of George Washington's that makes him so angry?
(a) Washington hates Cherokees.
(b) Washington got a blow in the head.
(c) Washington is a thief.
(d) Washington hates children.

2. According to Granma, why are secret places so important?
(a) They allow each person to hide away when faced with danger.
(b) They allow each person to read in a quiet place.
(c) They nurture each individual's spirit body.
(d) They allow each person to pray.

3. How does Granpa help Little Tree relate the lessons about nature to the behavior of some people?
(a) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause jealousy.
(b) Granpa says that people who take more than their share do better than others.
(c) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause others to starve.
(d) Granpa teaches Little Tree that people who store and take more than their share contribute to wars, land-grabbing and changing nature's ways.

4. What is the mode of narration used by the author to tell the story?
(a) The author uses a third person narrator who is not in the story.
(b) The author uses first person from a child's perspective.
(c) The author is the narrator and knows everything.
(d) The author uses a second person point of view.

5. Why does the author show that important lessons for Little Tree come from Granma and not Granpa?
(a) To show that Granpa has no spiritual side so Granma has to do it.
(b) To show that both his grandparents play equally important roles in shaping his development.
(c) To show that there is a bond between Granma and Little Tree that does not exist between Little Tree and Granpa.
(d) To show that Granma is more knowledgeable about important things.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Granpa enjoy hunting even though he has never killed a fox in his life?

3. In Chapter 2, who has just died when Little Tree's relatives argue about where he should live?

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

5. Who guides the family when it comes to books, decisions and words?

(see the answer key)

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