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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author use contrast to show different lifestyles and characters in Chapter 7?
(a) The author describes the mountain and then changes the setting to the busy square at the settlement.
(b) The author describes the routine, laborious work on the land and later shows readers a colorful visitor talking about cars, criminals and money-making schemes.
(c) The author brings the excited policeman dressed in his city clothes into the cabin where everyone is calm and dressed in traditional clothes.
(d) The author contrasts the plow with the fast black car driven by the visitor.

2. In the mountains in Chapter 2, what does Little Tree see Tal-con doing?
(a) Swooping down to kill a quail.
(b) Setting a trap for turkeys.
(c) Chasing ground rats.
(d) Climbing trees.

3. How do the visitor's ambitions contrast with the values of Granpa and Granma?
(a) The visitor wants to get easy money but Granpa and Granma know they own inherited land so they need no schemes to get rich.
(b) The visitor wants quick riches but Granpa and Granma prefer to get rich by selling crops.
(c) The visitor is intent on getting rich while Granpa and Granma have no interest in having more than they need to survive.
(d) The visitor wants money but Granma and Granpa don't want to be rich, they just want to protect Little Tree's inheritance.

4. What can the reader deduce about the author's intention in describing Cherokee beliefs and values in Chapter 8?
(a) He intends to show how different the Cherokee beliefs are from American beliefs.
(b) He intends to show that the Cherokee beliefs and values will make Little Tree feel like an outsider.
(c) He intends to ridicule the Cherokee's beliefs.
(d) He intends to be respectful of the Cherokee beliefs and values.

5. In Chapter 2, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he has learned Granpa's lesson about nature's ways?
(a) By protecting Ti-bi from the hawk.
(b) By releasing the turkeys from the trap.
(c) By selecting the three smallest turkeys from the turkey trap to take home.
(d) By rescuing the quail.

6. In Chapter 4, why does Little Tree feel grown-up?
(a) Granpa lets him go up the trail by himself.
(b) Granma gives him a deer shirt like Granpa's to wear.
(c) He is allowed to prepare the food.
(d) Granma teaches him to make his own shirt.

7. How does Pa say farewell to Granpa when he is dying?
(a) He tells Granpa to continue to fight for the Nation.
(b) He reminds Granpa about kin and the fact that the mountains will not change and Pa tells him how much he cares for him.
(c) He tells Granpa to remember his heritage and pass it on to other Cherokee.
(d) He tells Granpa it is time to surrender and end the fighting.

8. When the soldiers drive the Cherokee from their land, how do the Cherokee show their pride?
(a) They plant their nation's flag where every Cherokee is buried.
(b) They fight back and repel the soldiers.
(c) They sing brave songs on the journey.
(d) They look straight ahead as they march and refuse rides in the soldiers' wagons.

9. Which of the following best describes the theme of the opening chapter?
(a) Loss and and a new beginning.
(b) Family relationships.
(c) Growing up.
(d) Racism.

10. Who does Granpa ask about the law that made him angry?
(a) The man at the settlement who pulls teeth.
(b) The librarian.
(c) The owner of the supply store at the settlement.
(d) A man who gives them a car ride from the settlement.

11. How does Chapter 2 end?
(a) With a poem about Mon-o-lah and The Way.
(b) With a poem about the sunrise on the mountain.
(c) With a poem about love of nature.
(d) With a poem about the animals.

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

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

14. How does Granpa dispose of the whiskey he makes?
(a) He sells most of it, keeps some, and gives away the rest.
(b) He gives away half and sells half.
(c) He sells nine gallons to a store and keeps two gallons for use at home.
(d) He keeps most of it and sells the rest to the store.

15. What does the incident between Little Tree and the lawmen on the mountain demonstrate about Little Tree?
(a) That he knows where to hide in the mountains.
(b) His bravery and commitment to protecting Granpa and the whiskey still from outsiders.
(c) That he loves Granpa but he is afraid of the men with badges.
(d) That he knows the signals necessary to warn Granpa when others are approaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Granpa want Little Tree to learn his trade when he is only six-years-old?

2. Which of the following would be the best alternate title for Chapter 3?

3. What reasons are given in Chapter 4 for Granpa to keep the hounds?

4. In the narration, Little Tree says he discovers later on that Granma only read some parts of the stories about George Washington. What reason does Little Tree suggest for this?

5. What does Little Tree mean when he says that Granpa has a "sense of instinct"?

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