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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 kind of fish do the narrator and Riley catch?

2. What is Maude's last name?

3. Who says, "I've envied you always. Come home, Dolly. Leave decisions to me: that, you see, has been my life"?

4. Who is the Little Homer's brother, who is with the narrator in the tree in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Catherine leave the tree house in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Collin and Riley return to the tree house in Chapter 4?

2. Whom does the narrator encounter while hiding out in Riley's car in Chapter 5? What does this character do?

3. What does Collin do in Chapter 4 that gives him a feeling of pride?

4. What leads up to Maude's violin serenade in Chapter 4?

5. Who asks Dolly to come with them in Chapter 6? What is her response?

6. How long does it take Riley to return to the car? Why is he angry?

7. What does Dolly tell Verena about shame in Chapter 6?

8. How and why are the evangelists run out of town?

9. What does the barber relate to Riley in Chapter 5?

10. How does the Judge tell the group to prepare for the battle at the tree in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the Judge's metaphorical advice given to Riley in Chapter 3. What does the Judge say in literal terms? What is the meaning beneath it? How does it apply to other characters as well?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in The Grass Harp. What is the purpose of foreshadowing? What are examples from the text? What effect do these examples achieve?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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