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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 the man whom Maudie Murphy leaves with do for a living?
2. Who is shot in the battle by the tree?
3. What does everyone in the tree house decide they miss most in the morning?
4. What kind of fish do the narrator and Riley catch?
5. Who accompanies the Sheriff into the woods in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mrs. County tell Collin inside the bakery?
2. What does Collin do in Chapter 4 that gives him a feeling of pride?
3. How is Riley shot during the fight?
4. What choice does Dolly make at the end of Chapter 6? Why?
5. What unexpected characters does the narrator make note of who appear at the tree in Chapter 6?
6. Who arrives at the tree house in Chapter 4 to explain the latest events? What does this character relate?
7. Where do Collin and Riley go in Chapter 5? Why?
8. What does Riley respond to Sister Ida's asking for Dolly's location? What does he relate to the narrator about her?
9. Who asks Dolly to come with them in Chapter 6? What is her response?
10. What does the barber relate to Riley in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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