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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 is the last name of the couple who owns the town bakery?

2. On what date does Chapter 5 begin?

3. What does Judge do while the boys are away in the town?

4. What do Maude and Elizabeth want Collin to come as to their Halloween party?

5. Who strips off Riley's shirt in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads up to Maude's violin serenade 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. Who arrives at the tree house in Chapter 4 to explain the latest events? What does this character relate?

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

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

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

7. What do Riley and Collin do in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

9. What news does Riley overhear outside the jailhouse in Chapter 4?

10. How is Riley shot during the fight?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Dolly and Verena. How are they similar? How are they different? How do the actions of these characters drive the action of the novel?

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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