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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. Who plays the most significant role in getting Little Tree back from the orphanage, thereby demonstrating the deep bond between them?
2. Why does the author include the special relationship between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family in the story?
3. In Chapter 15, how does Granma reassure Little Tree that his birth time is special and he will never be alone?
4. How does Little Tree's education and instincts about nature get him into trouble at the orphanage?
5. What does the author imply might be the reason for the special bond that exists between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?
3. How does Little Tree's love of nature help him through the misery he feels at the orphanage?
4. What are the author's reasons for introducing the sharecropper and his daughter to the reader?
5. What are the early symbols in Chapter 20 of Little Tree's excitement that he is home from the orphanage?
6. What purpose does Willow John serve 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. Give an example from Chapter 12 of how well the author uses vivid description to convey a picture of Spring to the reader.
9. Identify two specific lessons that Little Tree learns from his family and that are reinforced by Mr. Wine.
10. Write a short character sketch of Mr. Wine and summarize his role in the story.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the introduction to the re-issuing of "The Education of Little Tree", the University of New Mexico Press includes the following statement: 'Little Tree is one of those rare books like Huck Finn that each new generation needs to discover and which needs to be read and reread regularly...a fine and sustaining book, wonderfully funny and deeply poignant'.
With special reference to this statement and using detailed references to the text, write a critical analysis of the novel.
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
Throughout the novel, the author integrates the use of Standard American English with English that reflects the influence of the Cherokee language and other dialects. In light of this, discuss the advantages and limitations of using different types of language in the novel.
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