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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, "Mr. Wine".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By allowing him to watch the chase, how does Granpa reinforce his earlier lessons to Little Tree about the ways of nature and animals?
(a) By not allowing the fox to kill the hounds.
(b) By telling Little Tree it is wrong to kill.
(c) By not allowing the hounds to kill the fox.
(d) By never killing the fox, which he does not need.

2. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?
(a) Ol' Slipper, the fox.
(b) Ol' Runner, the fox.
(c) Ol' Slick, the fox.
(d) Ol' Trickster, the fox.

3. According to Granma, what happens to people who use the body-living mind for greedy purposes?
(a) They suffer because other people hate their prosperity.
(b) They are the ones who acquire wealth and power.
(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.

4. How do the Cherokee who escape from the soldiers into the hollows survive?
(a) They live in caves and survive by fishing in the nearby creek.
(b) They live off fishing, wild game and sweet root and stay as silent as they can to avoid detection.
(c) They journey to the neighboring village and set up a camp.
(d) They hide on the other side of the mountain and survive by hunting deer.

5. Which of the following would be the best alternate title for Chapter 3?
(a) Family Circles.
(b) Granpa Learns to Read.
(c) Winter Evenings at the Cabin.
(d) Little Tree's Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?

2. What is the most important lesson that Little Tree learns from the stories heard in Chapter 5?

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

4. Why does the author include the special relationship between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family in the story?

5. How does the author demonstrate that despite being poor, the sharecropper is instilling pride in his daughter?

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