Split Cherry Tree

Split Cherry Tree

Final Quiz

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The boys cause ____________to the cherry tree

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Dave _______________his teacher

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Where does the story take place?

Multiple Choice

How does Pa feel about snakes?

• He wants to kill them
• He thinks they are delicious
• They don't bother him
• He thinks they are good mouse catchers

Multiple Choice

Why does Pa spend the day at school?

• He wants to kill the professor
• He wants to spend time with his son
• He wants to see a germ
• He wants to learn to read

Multiple Choice

What do we learn about Prof. Herbert's character from the way he relates to Pa?

• He is educated
• He is patient
• He is a coward
• He is devious

Multiple Choice

Why does Professor Herbert want Pa to spend the day with him at the school?

• He wants Pa to learn about the modern way of education
• He wanted to show Pa around the school
• He wanted to be friends with Pa
• He wanted to marry Dave's sister

Multiple Choice

Before he went to the school with Pa, Dave thought to himself, "I knew that Pa wouldn't be at home in the high school."
Why did Dave think this?

• Pa was very educated
• Pa had never gone to school
• Pa was a simple farmer 
• Pa was very old

Multiple Choice

Why does Pa take his gun to school?

• He wants to hunt squirrels.
• He wants to show it to the students.
• He wants to teach Prof. Herbert how to shoot.
• He wants to show Prof Herbert that all men are equal.

Multiple Choice

Why doesn't Ma want Pa to go to school with Dave?

• Pa has too much work on the farm
• She doesn't feel well
• She thinks Pa will embarras Dave
• Dave has a test in school

Multiple Choice

What is Pa's pattern of behavior in solving problems

• Discussion
• Reflection
• Asking for advice
• Violence

Multiple Choice

Name one of Dave's jobs at the Farm.

• Milking the cows
• Chopping Wood
• Cooking Breakfast
• Doing the dishes

Open Ended

Choose one of the following and write 60 words about it.

1. Which character do you admire in the story and why?

2. Who do you think is the hero of the story and why?

3. What does the title "the Split Cherry Tree" tell us about the content of the story?