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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what does the author suggest about the importance of the church teachings to Granpa and Little Tree?
(a) They are very involved in the church teachings and make certain they discuss the Bible stories for full understanding.
(b) They don't fully understand what the church is about and are confused about the Bible stories.
(c) Granpa doesn't believe any of it but he wants Little Tree to work it out for himself.
(d) Granpa leaves this part of Little Tree's lessons to Granma.

2. Why does Mr. Wine light a candle at a special time?
(a) It is part of the Jewish ritual.
(b) It is in memory of his grandson.
(c) It is time for the Jewish evening prayer.
(d) He believes that it is a way of sharing thoughts with his scattered relatives who light candles at the same time.

3. How does Little Tree's education and instincts about nature get him into trouble at the orphanage?
(a) He explains to the teacher that the deer in a picture are mating.
(b) He explains to the teacher that the dogs in the courtyard are mating.
(c) He tells the teacher that the trees and the winds can communicate with him.
(d) He tells the teacher that the mourning dove is a sign of death.

4. According to the news heard in Chapter 11, what is causing people in New York to die?
(a) They are killing themselves by jumping off roofs.
(b) A serious epidemic that causes depression.
(c) Severe snow storms.
(d) Overcrowding and the spread of illnesses.

5. How do the events in Chapter 12 demonstrate the importance of Granma's knowledge of plants and herbs?
(a) It stops Little Tree's bleeding.
(b) It soothes Granpa's bear bite.
(c) It helps to stop Little Tree's arm from swellling.
(d) It helps her to save someone's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Wine assure Little Tree that he is getting a good education?

2. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?

3. In regard to leaving the orphanage, how does Granpa reveal that he wants Little Tree to continue learning to make his own decisions?

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

5. At the beginning of the chapter "The Farm in the Clearing", what inhuman scene does Granpa describe to Little Tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the description of the incident with Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk demonstrate the author's ability to use humor?

2. What purpose does Willow John serve in the novel?

3. In what two ways do Granpa and Granma help to create a sense of worth in Little Tree during Chapter 15?

4. During an incident in Chapter 13, poor people on the farm in the clearing are harassed and killed by government authorities. What part does this incident play in the novel?

5. What does Chapter 16 suggest about the place of church going in the lives of Little Tree's family?

6. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?

7. Why isn't Granpa interested in talking to Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk about putting him to work on a big whiskey still?

8. Give an example from Chapter 12 of how well the author uses vivid description to convey a picture of Spring to the reader.

9. In what way does the title of Chapter 18 foreshadow the events that occur in it?

10. How and why does Granpa's approach to people in church who are badly off differ from the approach of others?

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