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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 does Little Homer wear?

2. What is the town barber's name?

3. Who fires the gun in Chapter 6?

4. What kind of cake does the narrator dream of baking inside the house boat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. County tell Collin inside the bakery?

2. What internal conflict does Dolly face at the end of Chapter 5?

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

4. Where do Collin and Riley go in Chapter 5? Why?

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

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

7. What news and provisions does Riley return with in Chapter 4?

8. What conversation do Collin and Dolly have once he has returned to the tree house in Chapter 4?

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

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

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 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?

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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