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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. 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?
2. How does Mr. Wine assure Little Tree that he is getting a good education?
3. In Chapter 15, how does Granma reassure Little Tree that his birth time is special and he will never be alone?
4. What dangerous adventure gives Chapter 12 its title?
5. How does the reverend at the orphanage continue the prejudice that Little Tree has suffered throughout his life?
Short Essay Questions
1. Write a short character sketch of Mr. Wine and summarize his role in the story.
2. Give an example from Chapter 12 of how well the author uses vivid description to convey a picture of Spring to the reader.
3. What purpose does Willow John serve in the novel?
4. What are the main purposes served by the incident in which Granpa is bitten by the rattlesnake?
5. 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?
6. What does Chapter 16 suggest about the place of church going in the lives of Little Tree's family?
7. How does Little Tree's love of nature help him through the misery he feels at the orphanage?
8. What are the author's reasons for introducing the sharecropper and his daughter to the reader?
9. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?
10. How and why does Granpa's approach to people in church who are badly off differ from the approach of others?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An important aspect of the novel's impact lies in the ability of the author to portray character effectively. Justifying your answer with reference to specific examples, discuss the methods used by the author to portray two major and two minor characters in the story.
Essay Topic 2
It is sometimes the case that major characters in a story are used by the author to express his / her own point-of-view. Of all of the characters in "The Education of Little Tree," suggest with reasons, which one(s) you believe is (are) reflecting most closely the author's opinions.
Essay Topic 3
It is reasonable to assume that the author thought carefully about the title "The Education of Little Tree." Give detailed examples of Little Tree's upbringing and comment in detail on whether this novel is appropriately titled. What evidence is there in the novel that there were contending views about whether he was being educated?
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