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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 only meat that Dolly likes?

2. What is the name of the sheriff of the town?

3. What is the Judge's last name?

4. What is the name of Riley's mother?

5. What is the Reverend's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "secret" does Catherine reveal in Chapter 3?

2. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

3. How does the Judge come to live with his sons?

4. How does Dolly react to the Sheriff's demands? What does the Judge do?

5. Why do Catherine and Dolly go into the woods once a week?

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

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

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

9. What does the Judge make of Dolly 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 voice and tense of The Grass Harp. Define these terms and discuss how they affect the novel in terms of structure. How would the novel be different in a different voice? Would it be as effective?

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 theme of Alienation in The Grass Harp. Which characters manifest this theme? Why and how? How does the theme affect the action and events in the novel?

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