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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 room is the narrator unable to spy upon from the attic?

2. What is the name of the character whom Verena had been attached to and heartbroken by?

3. How old is the character of Catherine?

4. Where had the Judge's wife been from?

5. Who used to deliver the papers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Judge make of Dolly in Chapter 3?

2. What is Riley's confession in Chapter 3?

3. What events lead up to the departure of Dolly, Catherine, and Collin for the tree house?

4. Why is the narrator envious of Riley? What responsibilities does Riley have?

5. How does the narrator's father feel about Verena and Dolly? How does the narrator come to live with them?

6. What does the tree house gang do while the buzz is going on in the town in Chapter 2?

7. Describe the differences between Dolly and Verena's mannerisms and bedrooms.

8. Who tells the narrator about the grass harp? What is it?

9. How does the Judge counsel Riley in Chapter 3?

10. What happened to Riley's uncle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the title of the novel. In addition to the beginning, where is the title referenced? What does the title refer to, and how does it reflect the plot of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of Love in the novel. What different forms of love are represented and by whom? How does the search for love drive the characters and their actions?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the Judge's metaphorical advice given to Riley in Chapter 3. What does the Judge say in literal terms? What is the meaning beneath it? How does it apply to other characters as well?

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