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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, "Home Again".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the visitor in Chapter 7 do at dinner that tempts Little Tree to forget one of his lessons about taking things?
(a) He takes three slices of Granma's sweet potato pie, and Little Tree silently craves the last slice.
(b) He tells Little Tree he can have one of the corns, and Little Tree is tempted to take the biggest one.
(c) He brings only three small corns so Little Tree has to do without.
(d) He wears bright yellow high-top shoes that Little Tree secretly craves.

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

3. What change does Little Tree make that demonstrates how much he has learned from the loss of the money spent on the calf?
(a) He resolves to give Granpa his money to keep.
(b) He resolves to keep his extra money in his fruit jar instead of in his pocket.
(c) He resolves to give his money to Granma to keep.
(d) He resolves to bury his money in his secret place.

4. According to Granpa's story about the farm, who was in charge of the land when Granpa was growing up?
(a) The land was occupied by Union soldiers and run by politicians.
(b) Granpa's family had the run of the land.
(c) The Confederates were in charge of the land.
(d) The Cherokees were in charge of the land.

5. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?
(a) After leaving certain items in the forest, he comes back to find a long Indian knife, a tomahawk and only some of what he left.
(b) He hears the Indians whispering in the mountains.
(c) He sees the remains of fires and cooked meat.
(d) He sees smoke signals across the mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, the author reveals that Pa becomes a warrior late in his life. For whom does he fight?

2. How does Pa say farewell to Granpa when he is dying?

3. What does the woman in the black car ask when she stops Little Tree and Granpa on their way back from the settlement?

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

5. How does Chapter 2 end?

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