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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 does Verena meet Dr. Ritz?

2. Where had the Judge's wife been from?

3. What position does Riley's uncle hold in the town?

4. Who comes to the narrator's house to pack his belongings in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the richest person in the town?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Truman Capote's use of nature symbolism in The Grass Harp. What does the tree house symbolize? What are other examples of symbolism? Define symbolism in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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