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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 does the narrator spy upon Dolly writing in her room?

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

3. How much money does the protagonist's party have in the tree?

4. What is the name of the narrator's father?

5. Who used to deliver the papers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is it about the narrator that sets him apart from society and the community? How is this character the protagonist? How do his actions reveal his character traits? What are his opinions of the other main characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of exposition and flashback techniques in The Grass Harp. What effect is achieved through flashback? What is the purpose of exposition? What does Capote reveal in the beginning of the novel through exposition?

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