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The Grass Harp Quiz

Truman Capote
This Study Guide consists of approximately 50 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Grass Harp.

The Grass Harp Quiz

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1)

What does the Judge call Dorothy fondly in Chapter 3? (from Chapter 3)

A tart.
A rebel.
A gypsy.
A pagan.
2)

Who is playing a game on the radio that Catherine wants to hear and argues with the narrator about? (from Chapter 7)

Arkansas-Alabama.
Tulane-Georgia.
Alabama-Louisiana.
Alabama-Tennessee.
3)

Where is the little girl to whom the Judge wrote? (from Chapter 3)

Alaska.
Philadelphia.
Canada.
Washington.
4)

What are the last words of the Judge's wife? (from Chapter 3)

"Goodnight."
"I love you."
"Farewell."
"Happy happy happy."
5)

Who used to deliver the papers? (from Chapter 3)

John Tilly.
John Lambert.
Paul Jimson.
Sal Rosewater.
6)

Who does the narrator find in the tree house when he returns after Catherine is taken away? (from Chapter 4)

Riley.
No one.
The Sheriff.
The Judge.
7)

What do Dolly and Catherine listen to most on the radio? (from Chapter 7)

Jazz music.
Baseball games.
Classical music.
Football games.
8)

Who reads poetry and plays to Riley in Chapter 7? (from Chapter 7)

Elizabeth.
Clara.
Maude.
Dolly.
9)

Who accompanies the Sheriff into the woods in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4)

Harold Johnson.
Jack Eason.
Willie Rogers.
Wil Harris.
10)

How old is the young girl to whom the Judge wrote? (from Chapter 3)

Sixteen.
Twenty.
Thirteen.
Seventeen.
11)

What does Little Homer take out of his hat in Chapter 6 while in the tree? (from Chapter 6)

A gun.
Money.
A knife.
A rope.
12)

Who tells Elizabeth and Maude that Catherine is arrested for hitting Mrs. Buster with a mason jar? (from Chapter 4)

Gus Ham.
Uriah Talbo.
Wilbur Johnson.
Riley Henderson.
13)

Who says, "How could you care about one girl? Have you ever cared about one leaf?" (from Chapter 3)

Catherine.
The Judge.
Collin.
Riley.
14)

What do they take with them when leaving the tree house at the end of Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Nothing.
The goldfish.
The food.
The quilt.
15)

Whose esteem does the Judge not enjoy? (from Chapter 3)

His daughters'.
His wife's.
His father's.
His sons'.
16)

What does the man whom Maudie Murphy leaves with do for a living? (from Chapter 5)

Sold whiskey.
Sold detergent.
Sold neckties.
Sold blankets.
17)

At what time does the narrator say the rain slackens in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Near midnight.
Near two.
Near dawn.
Near dusk.
18)

What is the name of the grocery store in town that Verena does not own? (from Chapter 5)

Marble Grocery.
Johnson Grocery.
Early Bird.
Piggly Wiggly.
19)

What does Catherine fan Dolly with while she is ill? (from Chapter 7)

A magazine.
A picture of Jesus.
A Japanese fan.
A newspaper.
20)

What is Riley's childhood hobby, as seen by his outdoor shed? (from Chapter 7)

Painting.
Taxidermy.
Woodcarving.
Drawing.
21)

Who is one of the characters who drags Catherine away? (from Chapter 4)

Eddie Robinson.
James Wishton.
Ronald Oliver.
Big Eddie Stover.
22)

What do men refer to the barber as? (from Chapter 5)

Old sis.
Rumor mill.
Pansy.
Chatterbox.
23)

Who does the narrator take piano lessons from? (from Chapter 4)

Elizabeth's mother.
Elizabeth.
Maude's mother.
Maude's father.
24)

What does Judge do while the boys are away in the town? (from Chapter 5)

Makes a fire.
Proposes to Catherine.
Proposes to Dolly.
Cooks the catfish.
25)

Who says, "I'm no man with a dozen faces; the notion"? (from Chapter 3)

Catherine.
Collin.
Dolly.
Riley.
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