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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Granpa enjoy hunting even though he has never killed a fox in his life?
(a) Granpa enjoys hunting because it keeps him active.
(b) Granpa enjoys hunting because it makes Little Tree laugh.
(c) Granpa enjoys hunting because of the lessons he learns from it.
(d) Granpa enjoys the fun of watching the hounds chase the fox and then seeing the fox outwit the hounds.

2. In Chapter 6, how does the author explain that Pa knows Indians are around?
(a) He sees smoke signals across the mountain.
(b) 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.
(c) He sees the remains of fires and cooked meat.
(d) He hears the Indians whispering in the mountains.

3. What do Little Tree's grandparents reveal about the Cherokee style of passing on information and lessons from one generation to the other?
(a) They use symbols on caves.
(b) They use a special writing system.
(c) There is no writing system so valuable information is lost.
(d) They use the oral tradition in which stories are used to pass on information.

4. How does Granpa make his living?
(a) Selling fish at the settlement store.
(b) Selling crops at the settlement store.
(c) Making and selling whiskey.
(d) Selling meat at the settlement store.

5. 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 small creatures need to be protected by larger ones.
(c) That only the strong will survive.
(d) That the hawks help humans by killing dangerous animals.

6. Why does Granpa pay so much attention to praising Little Tree and making him feel important?
(a) To prevent him from missing his parents too much.
(b) To make him grow up proud.
(c) To build up his self-esteem and sense of worth in a world that does not show the Cherokee much respect.
(d) To ensure that he will show respect to others.

7. Why does Little Tree set the coal oil can down when the lady in the black car speaks to them?
(a) Because it is beginning to spill oil.
(b) Because it is getting heavy.
(c) Because Granpa teaches him that when spoken to, he should give full attention out of respect.
(d) To avoid the smell.

8. How does Granma help Little Tree to understand the relationship between nature and human development?
(a) Granma explains that Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter are periods in nature just as birth, adulthood, ageing and death are phases in human life.
(b) Granma explains that Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter are the periods of spiritual growth in a person's life.
(c) Granma explains that the seasons are times when humans should learn from nature how to improve.
(d) Granma explains that Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter are like childhood, adolescence and maturity in humans.

9. Who is Smokehouse and what role does he play in Chapter 7?
(a) The partner who works with the visitor to write the entry for the competition.
(b) A half-Cherokee who burns wood for the coal oil lamp.
(c) The friend who gives the visitor a ride to the cabin.
(d) The policeman who investigates the claim made by the visitor about an alleged criminal.

10. What makes Little Tree go to bed feeling happier in spite of his loss in Chapter 1?
(a) Granma sings him a song that makes him understand his new name.
(b) A good supper.
(c) Granma and Granpa promise to take care of him.
(d) He holds a gift from his mother as he goes to sleep.

11. What does the woman in the black car ask when she stops Little Tree and Granpa on their way back from the settlement?
(a) The way to Chattanooga.
(b) The way to the cabin.
(c) The way to the church.
(d) If they want a ride home.

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

13. 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 do better than others.
(b) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause others to starve.
(c) Granpa teaches Little Tree that people who store and take more than their share contribute to wars, land-grabbing and changing nature's ways.
(d) Granpa says that people who take more than their share cause jealousy.

14. How does Little Tree's innocence and trust lead him to lose his money?
(a) The preacher encourages him to throw his extra money in the collection plate for the poor.
(b) A calf owner convinces him to buy a sick calf that soon dies.
(c) The sharecropper pleads with him to give his daughter some money.
(d) Pine Billy encourages him to use the money in a scheme to make more money.

15. What is the Hangin' Gap?
(a) The gap between the two mountains.
(b) A creek in the thin part of the trail.
(c) The space between two streams in the mountain.
(d) The place where Cherokees hang those who steal animals.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the unique mark on Granpa's whiskey jar?

4. What reason does Granpa suggest as the only logical explanation for this law of George Washington's that makes him so angry?

5. Whose scent does Granpa expect the hounds to pick up to start the hunt in Chapter 4?

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