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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. In the incident with the two men from Chattanooga, how does Little Tree demonstrate that he is becoming clever and less trusting?
2. How does the preacher make Granpa angry in some of his sermons?
3. How does the reverend at the orphanage continue the prejudice that Little Tree has suffered throughout his life?
4. Why does Mr. Wine light a candle at a special time?
5. What is the meaning of the red flag planted on the land by the regulators?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Little Tree's love of nature help him through the misery he feels at the orphanage?
2. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?
3. How does the description of the incident with Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk demonstrate the author's ability to use humor?
4. What purpose does Willow John serve in the novel?
5. In what two ways do Granpa and Granma help to create a sense of worth in Little Tree during Chapter 15?
6. 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?
7. Give a brief summary of the events related by Granpa that lead to Little Tree's return from the orphanage.
8. Identify two specific lessons that Little Tree learns from his family and that are reinforced by Mr. Wine.
9. What are the main purposes served by the incident in which Granpa is bitten by the rattlesnake?
10. Give an example from Chapter 12 of how well the author uses vivid description to convey a picture of Spring to the reader.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses the device of ending certain chapters with a different literary form. With detailed reference to the poems that occur at the end of three chapters in the novel, write a critical analysis of this technique making sure to include comments on the author's purposes and the extent to which they are achieved.
Essay Topic 2
Through the voice of Granpa, the novel expresses many explicit criticisms of the government, the law and authority figures in general. Write a critical analysis of Granpa's attitude to the government, the law and authority figures in general and comment on whether you consider it appropriate for Granpa to pass on his views to Little Tree.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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