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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. Where is the girl from that Riley says he's been dating for over a year?

2. Where did the Judge go to school?

3. What are the last words of the Judge's wife?

4. What is the narrator's name?

5. What does the Judge refer to their group as in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Judge speak of regarding trust in Chapter 3?

2. How does the Judge come to live with his sons?

3. What is Riley's confession in Chapter 3?

4. What "secret" does Catherine reveal in Chapter 3?

5. Who packs the narrator's belongings in Chapter 1? How does he end up staying at the Talbo house indefinitely?

6. What does Dolly declare about love in Chapter 3?

7. What exposition is revealed about the Judge's education and marriage?

8. Describe the differences between Dolly and Verena's mannerisms and bedrooms.

9. What happened to Riley's uncle?

10. Who tells the narrator about the grass harp? What is it?

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 Freedom and Choice as themes in The Grass Harp. How do these terms compare? How are they the driving action for the events in the novel? Which characters are granted with more freedom and choice than others are?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Dolly and Verena. How are they similar? How are they different? How do the actions of these characters drive the action of the novel?

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