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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Mr. Jenkins, who are the two men from Chattanooga and why are they looking for Granpa?
2. Referring to people who like to take and give handouts, what similarity does Granpa describe between some people and some countries?
3. 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?
4. What weekly event puts Little Tree and his family in the company of Willow John?
5. In teaching Little Tree, how does Mr. Wine reinforce Granma's lessons about the spirit-mind and the body-mind?
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. How and why does Granpa's approach to people in church who are badly off differ from the approach of others?
3. In what ways does the author communicate to the reader the growing fear and grief experienced by Granpa, Granma and Little Tree at the prospect of their separation?
4. Why isn't Granpa interested in talking to Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk about putting him to work on a big whiskey still?
5. 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?
6. What are the author's reasons for introducing the sharecropper and his daughter to the reader?
7. How do Granpa and Little Tree continue to make sure that as much as possible is learned from Little's Tree loss in the calf purchase?
8. Give a brief summary of the events related by Granpa that lead to Little Tree's return from the orphanage.
9. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?
10. What examples of prejudice and misunderstanding does Little Tree encounter at the orphanage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter titles in this novel play a significant role in shaping the expectations of the reader or ironically commenting on the contents of the chapter. Select any four chapters whose titles you consider to be particularly significant and discuss the extent to which these titles shape the reader's expectations or ironically comment on the contents of these chapters.
Essay Topic 2
Comment on the importance in a novel of the point-of-view chosen by the writer and discuss with reference to this novel, the strengths and limitations of the "first -person narrative" point-of-view.
Essay Topic 3
The controversy surrounding the authorship of the novel has led to the view that it is not a suitable book for teaching about the lives of American Indians. Discuss the dangers and merits involved in using this novel to teach the young about the lives and beliefs of American Indians and suggest methods that should be used to avert such dangers.
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