The Education of Little Tree | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1, "Little Tree"

1. How old is Little Tree when the novel begins?

2. In Chapter 2, who has just died when Little Tree's relatives argue about where he should live?

3. At the beginning of the novel, how is Little Tree taken to his new home?

4. How does the driver of the vehicle who takes Little Tree to his new home treat Granma and Granpa?

5. At the end of Chapter 1, what kind of house is Little Tree taken to by his grandparents?

6. Why does the author provide signs of racism in this first chapter of the book?

7. In Little Tree's new home, what is the "dogtrot"?

8. Little Tree's bed is made of what...
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