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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the incident with the two men from Chattanooga, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he is becoming clever and less trusting?
(a) He asks for two dollars instead and leads them away from the trail.
(b) He takes the dollar and then tells them he doesn't know Granpa.
(c) He takes the dollar and tells them Granpa is at the settlement.
(d) He takes the dollar they offer him to lead them to Granpa but he leads them away from the stills.

2. How does Mr. Wine's death shed light on the previous incident in which he prays and then walks away without acknowledging Little Tree's gratitude for the yellow coat?
(a) It makes it clear that Mr. Wine knows he is about to die and has no relatives to tell.
(b) It makes it clear that Mr. Wine is losing his mind.
(c) It makes it clear that Mr. Wine knows he is going to die and wants to express his special feeling for Little Tree.
(d) It makes it clear that Mr. Wine wants to die alone.

3. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?
(a) He rants and raves about whiskey makers.
(b) He talks a lot about Pharisees or separates, while looking and pointing straight at Granpa's family.
(c) He talks with contempt about the Catholics.
(d) He talks with contempt about the Cherokee.

4. In what way do the events in Chapter 18 represent a major turning point in the novel?
(a) It starts the legal battle between the state and Granpa for Little Tree.
(b) It sets in motion a series of events that will bring an end to Little Tree's life with his grandparents.
(c) It begins the situation that turns Little Tree against his grandparents.
(d) It is the beginning of Little Tree's life as a teenager.

5. The author shares many Cherokee symbols with the reader. What is revealed in Chapter 14 about the meaning of an Indian holding up his palm?
(a) It means peace because he is showing he has no weapons.
(b) It means "Welcome".
(c) It means there is an agreement.
(d) The Indian wants someone to stay away.

6. How do the two men from Chattanooga make fun of Little Tree?
(a) They laugh at his moccasins.
(b) They call him an unpleasant name because he does not recollect his father.
(c) They call him uneducated.
(d) They tease him about belonging nowhere.

7. What does the author imply might be the reason for the special bond that exists between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family?
(a) That they both have lost their "Nation" and have relatives scattered all over.
(b) That they both place a great emphasis on education.
(c) Thay they have both lost many relatives.
(d) That they have both experienced prejudice and exclusion.

8. What weekly event puts Little Tree and his family in the company of Willow John?
(a) On the way from the settlement every Saturday, they pick up Willow John to go home with them.
(b) On the way from the settlement every Saturday, they drop off supplies for Willow John.
(c) On the way from church every Sunday, they pick up Willow John to go to the cabin for lunch.
(d) On the way to church every Sunday, they stop to visit Willow John.

9. What is the meaning of the red flag planted on the land by the regulators?
(a) It means that the government has evicted squatters from the land.
(b) It means blood has been shed during fighting on the land.
(c) It means the occupants have been taken to jail.
(d) It means the occupants cannot pay the taxes on the land.

10. What is the special symbolism of the chapter title "Down From the mountain"?
(a) It symbolizes the destruction of the mountain trail.
(b) It symbolizes the end of Little Tree's adventures on the mountain when he must come down to the reality of separation from his family.
(c) It symbolizes Granpa's last trip to the mountain trail.
(d) It symbolizes Mr. Wine's last trip to the cabin.

11. How does the author suggest that even nature is mourning about Little Tree's departure?
(a) Granpa says even the animals are howling with sadness.
(b) Little Tree's description says a low oak limb's finger pulls the tow sack off his shoulder, and a lonesome dove gets no answer to his call.
(c) Granma says the frogs and spiders in Little Tree's secret place have hidden away.
(d) Little Tree describes the rain as mournful and sad.

12. In the incident when Granpa sees the old farmhouse in the clearing, why is Granpa surprised by the soldier's treatment of the people on the farm when he returns there later?
(a) Granpa expects the soldiers to harm them but they actually bring them a mule.
(b) Granpa expects the soldiers to help the people but they actually attack them with guns .
(c) Granpa expects the soldiers to stop them from plowing but they charge them taxes.
(d) Granpa expects the soldiers to throw them off the land but they tie them up in the barn.

13. Which two incidents destroy Granpa's hope of being able to keep Little Tree?
(a) Pine Billy refuses to testify and Little Tree accidentally reveals he has been making whiskey.
(b) Mr. Wine's death means he cannot testify to Little Tree's education, and Mr. Taylor, the lawyer says he can't help Granpa.
(c) Mr. Taylor refuses to help Granpa, and Willow John dies so he cannot be a witness.
(d) Mr. Jenkins refuses to lend Granpa the money for the lawyer, and Granma says she agrees that Little Tree should go.

14. What important part does Mr. Wine play in the education of Little Tree?
(a) He teaches Little Tree how to fix clocks.
(b) He teaches Little Tree how to taste wine.
(c) He teaches Little Tree how to tell time, how to solve math problems and how to be thrifty.
(d) He teaches Little Tree about Jewish history.

15. What does the author reveal about how Little Tree is released from the orphanage?
(a) That the reverend sends for Granma and tells her to remove Little Tree because Granpa is threatening him.
(b) That the reverend sends for Granpa and tells him Little Tree is to be taken away because of his savagery.
(c) That Pine Billy goes to the reverend and tells him to release Little Tree or he will report the beatings to the authorities.
(d) That the reverend sends for Granpa and tells him he is being followed by a savage who tells him Little Tree is to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reverend at the orphanage continue the prejudice that Little Tree has suffered throughout his life?

2. What evidence is given in Chapter 16 that there is prejudice even in the church?

3. In Chapter 12, how does the author demonstrate Granpa's respect for the animals?

4. In regard to the family that Granpa sees facing hardships on the farm, what do Granpa and the soldiers have in common?

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

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