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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. Who is the younger sister with whom the narrator goes to stay?
2. Who says, "But Judge, I'm not sure I know what it is you have in mind we should tell each other. Secrets?"
3. Whose esteem does the Judge not enjoy?
4. Where had the Judge's wife been from?
5. What is the name of the narrator's father?
Short Essay Questions
1. What events lead up to the departure of Dolly, Catherine, and Collin for the tree house?
2. Who packs the narrator's belongings in Chapter 1? How does he end up staying at the Talbo house indefinitely?
3. What does the tree house gang do while the buzz is going on in the town in Chapter 2?
4. What causes Verena's interest in the dropsy cure?
5. How does the law get involved in the matter between Dolly and Verena?
6. What is Dolly's story with the gypsy women?
7. What positions do the sisters whom the narrator lives with have in the town/home? Whom does the narrator gravitate toward of the two?
8. How does the Judge counsel Riley in Chapter 3?
9. What does Dolly declare about love in Chapter 3?
10. Who tells the narrator about the grass harp? What is it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of Love in the novel. What different forms of love are represented and by whom? How does the search for love drive the characters and their actions?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the representation of organized religion in the novel. How are Sister Ida and Minister Buster used as symbols to reflect a viewpoint on religion? What Biblical allusions are evident in the text?
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