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The Education of Little Tree Quiz

Asa Earl Carter

This Study Guide consists of approximately 69 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Education of Little Tree.

The Education of Little Tree by Asa Earl Carter

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Chapter 1, "Little Tree"

Chapter 2, "The Way"

Chapter 3, "Shadows on a Cabin Wall"

Chapter 4, "Fox and Hounds"

Chapter 5, "I Kin Ye, Bonnie Bee"

Chapter 6, "To Know The Past"

Chapter 7, "Pine Billy"

Chapter 8, "The Secret Place"

Chapter 9, "Granpa's Trade"

Chapter 10, "Trading with a Christian"

Chapter 11, "At the Crossroads Store"

Chapter 12, "A Dangerous Adventure"

Chapter 13, "The Farm in the Clearing"

Chapter 14, "A Night on the Mountain"

Chapter 15, "Willow John"

Chapter 16, "Church-Going"

Chapter 17, "Mr. Wine"

Chapter 18, "Down From the Mountain"

Chapter 19, "The Dog Star"

Chapter 20, "Home Again"

Chapter 21, "The Passing Song"

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

How do religious and cultural beliefs cause Little Tree and the sharecropper's daughter to act negatively towards each other? (from Chapter 11, "At the Crossroads Store")

They dislike each other because they have different beliefs.

Their beliefs cause them to avoid speaking to each other.

Their beliefs cause them to remain on separate sides of the square at the settlement.

Little Tree has been taught to distrust Christians, while the girl has been taught that Indians are lazy heathen savages.

2.

How does the author use contrast to show different lifestyles and characters in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7, "Pine Billy")

The author describes the mountain and then changes the setting to the busy square at the settlement.

The author describes the routine, laborious work on the land and later shows readers a colorful visitor talking about cars, criminals and money-making schemes.

The author brings the excited policeman dressed in his city clothes into the cabin where everyone is calm and dressed in traditional clothes.

The author contrasts the plow with the fast black car driven by the visitor.

3.

Why does the author cause Little Tree to be exposed to the Cherokee views about human nature at such an early age? (from Chapter 8, "The Secret Place")

To prepare him for future events in which he will see the good and evil in human nature.

He wants Little Tree to know very early about the superstitious beliefs that he should avoid.

To show Little Tree that there is more depth in Granma than there is in Granpa.

To help Little Tree understand things in case Granpa and Granma die.

4.

What is Little Tree's responsibility in producing the whiskey? (from Chapter 9, "Granpa's Trade")

He helps to bottle the whiskey.

He helps to carry the whiskey to the store.

He helps to pour the sugar in the whiskey.

He helps to stir and clean the pot.

5.

Why is it important for the author to reveal that Granpa and Granma have friends who visit them? (from Chapter 7, "Pine Billy")

To make it clear that everyone is not racially prejudiced.

To make it clear that Little Tree's grandparents are not bringing him up in a way that isolates him from other people.

To make it clear that Little Tree is kept away from adults who are not Cherokee.

To make it clear that Little Tree is being protected.

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