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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 does Verena lean upon when approaching the tree in Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the baker's son?

3. Who does the narrator find in the tree house when he returns after Catherine is taken away?

4. How does the narrator catch the fish?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What unexpected characters does the narrator make note of who appear at the tree in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Sister Ida do after Riley is shot?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is it about the narrator that sets him apart from society and the community? How is this character the protagonist? How do his actions reveal his character traits? What are his opinions of the other main characters in the novel?

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 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?

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