- State a life lesson Little Tree learns from picking nettles.
- Find a passage in this chapter where Carter uses personification to describe nature.
- What is the difference between the way the white farmers gather food and the way the Indians gather food?
- Mountain people believe that “Every bird that comes around your cabin in the mountains is a sign of something.” What do mountain people learn from each of the following birds?
- house wren
- whipoorwill
- screech owl
- joe ree
- blue jay
- red cardinal
- turtle dove
- morning dove
- What evidence is there in this chapter that the author is an environmentalist?
- How does Granma try to cure Granpa’s rattlesnake bite?
- Why does Little Tree think Granpa’s snakebite is his fault? What does Granma say to Little Tree to make him feel better?