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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 does the narrator suggest they go to live in Chapter 2?

2. How old is Dolly?

3. How old is the protagonist when the tree rebellion takes place?

4. What was the name of the Judge's wife?

5. Where does Riley's uncle go?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dolly react to the Sheriff's demands? What does the Judge do?

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

3. Why do Catherine and Dolly go into the woods once a week?

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

5. What events lead up to the departure of Dolly, Catherine, and Collin for the tree house?

6. How does the law get involved in the matter between Dolly and Verena?

7. What is the story behind Riley's parents?

8. How does Catherine come to stay on the Talbo property? Describe this character.

9. How does the narrator's father feel about Verena and Dolly? How does the narrator come to live with them?

10. What does the tree house gang do while the buzz is going on in the town in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of Greed in The Grass Harp. Which character(s) embody greed as a driving force to their actions? How do the church and other townspeople represent greed? How does the theme of greed interact with the other themes discussed?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the Judge's metaphorical advice given to Riley in Chapter 3. What does the Judge say in literal terms? What is the meaning beneath it? How does it apply to other characters as well?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Truman Capote's use of nature symbolism in The Grass Harp. What does the tree house symbolize? What are other examples of symbolism? Define symbolism in your answer.

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