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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 the man who writes Catherine to ask her to marry him?

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

3. Who says, "I'm no man with a dozen faces; the notion"?

4. What does Dolly want to give Catherine for her birthday in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Riley's uncle?

2. What "secret" does the Judge reveal in Chapter 3?

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

4. What is the story behind Riley's parents?

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

6. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

7. What does Dolly declare about love in Chapter 3?

8. What exposition is revealed about the Judge's education and marriage?

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

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 different conflicts that occur in the novel. What is the overriding conflict that drives the action? What are internal conflicts within the characters? How does conflict define dramatic literature?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of the Judge. What is his purpose in the novel? What symbolic references does he extol? How is he important to the action? Include descriptions of his personal characteristics and physical characteristics as well as exposition about his past.

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