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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. Where is the Judge's wife buried?

2. Where is the entrance to the attic?

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

4. Where did the Judge go to school?

5. What does the Judge call Dorothy fondly in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who packs the narrator's belongings in Chapter 1? How does he end up staying at the Talbo house indefinitely?

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

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

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

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

10. What positions do the sisters whom the narrator lives with have in the town/home? Whom does the narrator gravitate toward of the two?

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 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 3

Discuss the setting of the novel. How does the time and place of The Grass Harp affect the characters, actions, and events in the story? What mood is established through the setting?

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