Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Granpa help Little Tree understand the seriousness of spending the money on the calf?
2. Which of the following is the best explanation for the author's inclusion of Granpa's story about the "Farm in the Clearing" in the novel?
3. At the beginning of the chapter "The Farm in the Clearing", what inhuman scene does Granpa describe to Little Tree?
4. What is the first thing that Little Tree does on the trail when he is going home from the orphanage?
5. In what way do the events in Chapter 18 represent a major turning point in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the early symbols in Chapter 20 of Little Tree's excitement that he is home from the orphanage?
2. Why isn't Granpa interested in talking to Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk about putting him to work on a big whiskey still?
3. Write a short character sketch of Mr. Wine and summarize his role in the story.
4. How does Little Tree's love of nature help him through the misery he feels at the orphanage?
5. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?
6. What are the main purposes served by the incident in which Granpa is bitten by the rattlesnake?
7. Identify two specific lessons that Little Tree learns from his family and that are reinforced by Mr. Wine.
8. In what way does the title of Chapter 18 foreshadow the events that occur in it?
9. What does Chapter 16 suggest about the place of church going in the lives of Little Tree's family?
10. In what two ways do Granpa and Granma help to create a sense of worth in Little Tree during Chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Forrest Carter makes significant use of symbolism in the novel. Using specific examples of different types of symbols, write a detailed analysis of the author's use of symbolism throughout the novel. Where is it seen? How effectively is it used?
Essay Topic 2
Despite being widely admired, "The Education of Little Tree" has been the subject of much controversy because of allegations that its author was actually a racist white supremacist and because of its removal from Oprah Winfrey's recommended books. Lorene Roy, President of the American Library Association is quoted on the internet as saying, "Besides the questions about the author's identity, the book is known for a simplistic plot that used a lot of stereotypical imagery." To what extent do you consider these assertions relevant to an appreciation of the novel's value as a literary work?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout this novel, there is a constant preoccupation with the theme of man in relationship to nature. Using specific examples, discuss Forrest Carter's exploration of the theme of "man in relationship to nature" in this novel and explain with justification the extent to which this exploration is meant to be a lesson to the reader.
|
This section contains 1,711 words (approx. 6 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
