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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 teaching Little Tree, how does Mr. Wine reinforce Granma's lessons about the spirit-mind and the body-mind?
2. How does Little Tree's love and appreciation of nature help him overcome the isolation of the orphanage?
3. What advice from Granma does Little Tree follow to help him get through his need for communication with his grandparents?
4. How does Little Tree create a disturbance in church?
5. In what way do the events in Chapter 18 represent a major turning point in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Write a short character sketch of Mr. Wine and summarize his role in the story.
3. What are the early symbols in Chapter 20 of Little Tree's excitement that he is home from the orphanage?
4. 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?
5. Why isn't Granpa interested in talking to Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk about putting him to work on a big whiskey still?
6. How does the description of the incident with Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk demonstrate the author's ability to use humor?
7. What purpose does Willow John serve in the novel?
8. What are the main purposes served by the incident in which Granpa is bitten by the rattlesnake?
9. How does Little Tree's love of nature help him through the misery he feels at the orphanage?
10. How does this episode on the old farm symbolize both the cruelty and generosity observed by Granpa in his youth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
An outstanding feature of this story is the author's ability to provide vivid descriptions that help to promote the Cherokee respect for, and love of nature. Provide detailed references to at least three different settings in the novel, and use them to demonstrate the validity of this assertion.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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