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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. The efforts made by the person who actually gets the reverend to release Little Tree from the orphanage symbolize the strength of some relationships. Which relationship is actually involved?
2. At the beginning of the chapter "The Farm in the Clearing", what inhuman scene does Granpa describe to Little Tree?
3. What does the author imply might be the reason for the special bond that exists between Mr. Wine and Little Tree's family?
4. What is the first thing that Little Tree does on the trail when he is going home from the orphanage?
5. How does Little Tree describe the effect of returning to his secret place in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the author's reasons for introducing the sharecropper and his daughter to the reader?
2. How does the description of the incident with Mr. Slick and Mr. Chunk demonstrate the author's ability to use humor?
3. How does Little Tree's love of nature help him through the misery he feels at the orphanage?
4. Give a brief summary of the events related by Granpa that lead to Little Tree's return from the orphanage.
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. 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?
7. What does Chapter 16 suggest about the place of church going in the lives of Little Tree's family?
8. 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?
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
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.
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
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.
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