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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. About what does Mary dream?

2. What does Dick take to prevent himself from getting sick?

3. Where is he waiting?

4. Who spread gossip about the Turners?

5. How many children does Charlie's assistant have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you think Mary really feels about Moses? Why?

2. What does Dick suggest Mary to do feel better? How does Mary react?

3. How does Mary feel about how she arrives at her fate?

4. How does Mary feel about managing the farm? How does she feel about the way Dick has been managing the farm?

5. Why does Mary want to have children? What does Dick say about it?

6. How is Dick handling Mary's return?

7. What does Dick have to do to make Mary love him?

8. Describe the state of Dick's farm.

9. How does Moses hold power over Mary? How does his manner change around her?

10. What new crop is being planted? How does Mary feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the power relationship between Mary and Moses. Be sure to address:

1) How the relationship changes throughout the novel.

2) How Moses exercises power over Mary.

3) The greater themes and implications of the power relationship between Mary and Moses.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that serves as a plea for racial tolerance. Be sure to draw upon other major essays and papers on racial tolerance, bringing together a collection of ideas along with your own points into a coherent and compelling paper.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the role of social pressure, social norms, social status, and social life in THE GRASS IS SINGING. Be sure to address how these factors influence characters throughout the story with evidence from the text.

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