- How does Little Tree’s secret place help him to heal from the spiritual wounds he received at the orphanage?
- Why did the Reverend decide to sign “give-up” papers on Little Tree?
- For what reason did Granpa fail to tell Little Tree that he is free to return to the mountain when he saw him at the orphanage?
- Granpa does not send Wilburn a long knife because Little Tree thinks Wilburn might stab the Reverend with it. Who do you think Wilburn might represent in this story?