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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 is the name of Riley's mother?

2. What is the narrator's name?

3. Which character has begun to weep at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. What is Riley hunting in the woods in Chapter 2?

5. What townswoman has come with the Sheriff, Minister, and Judge to the tree house in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the law get involved in the matter between Dolly and Verena?

3. What is Dolly's story with the gypsy women?

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

5. What is Catherine's take on love in Chapter 3? How does her comment change the conversation?

6. What causes Verena's interest in the dropsy cure?

7. What is the group's first interaction with Riley in Chapter 2?

8. How does Catherine come to stay on the Talbo property? Describe this character.

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

10. What does the Judge speak of regarding trust in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Racism, Sexism, and Bigotry as it relates to The Grass Harp. Which main characters does each affect? Which characters in the novel appear the most biased? How?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of Trust in The Grass Harp. In which chapter is trust established between the main characters? Who prompts this event? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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