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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. What is the special symbolism of the chapter title "Down From the mountain"?
2. What dangerous adventure gives Chapter 12 its title?
3. What does the author reveal about how Little Tree is released from the orphanage?
4. How does the author suggest that even nature is mourning about Little Tree's departure?
5. At church, how does Granpa demonstrate his belief about the importance of self-sufficiency ?
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. What are the main purposes served by the incident in which Granpa is bitten by the rattlesnake?
3. Give a brief summary of the events related by Granpa that lead to Little Tree's return from the orphanage.
4. What purpose does Willow John serve in the novel?
5. Write a short character sketch of Mr. Wine and summarize his role in the story.
6. What are the author's reasons for introducing the sharecropper and his daughter to the reader?
7. How and why does Granpa's approach to people in church who are badly off differ from the approach of others?
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. In what two ways do Granpa and Granma help to create a sense of worth in Little Tree during Chapter 15?
10. What does Chapter 16 suggest about the place of church going in the lives of Little Tree's family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Among the important themes explored in this novel are exclusion and prejudice. Discuss the characters, circumstances and relationships through which the themes of exclusion and prejudice are explored in the novel.
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