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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 would Mary do with groups of young people?

2. Of what was Mary doomed to be the subject?

3. At what time do Mary and Dick reach the farm?

4. How does Mary ruin her first romantic relationship?

5. What does Mary accuse Samson of stealing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary's financial situation change after getting married?

2. How does Marston feel about the murder? How does he feel about the way Slatter and the Sergeant talk to him?

3. How do people react to the newspaper article about the murder?

4. Describe the Turners' reputation in the community.

5. Describe the the Slatters' visit to the Turner farm.

6. Describe the state of Dick and Mary's romantic relationship.

7. Describe Mary's attempt to return to her old job and leave Dick.

8. How does Dick feel now that Mary is at the farm?

9. How does Mary react to the first new servant?

10. Why is it strange that no one discusses the murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay detailing a plan for a successful farm in Africa. Do research on the types of crops common to Africa, conditions unique to farming on the African continent, and farming techniques that will help ensure success.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that describes the parenting done by characters in the novel and how it influences them and other characters. Examples include Mary's bad parents damaging her ability to relate to others, or Charlie Slatter's jealousy towards the privileges of his children.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the role of human weakness in THE GRASS IS SINGING. Be sure to address:

1) How characters show weakness and how other characters react to this weakness.

2) The role of human fallibility in the story.

3) How reading THE GRASS IS SINGING can motivate readers to be stronger and exercise more control over their lives.

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