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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 tells Elizabeth and Maude that Catherine is arrested for hitting Mrs. Buster with a mason jar?

2. What is Maude's last name?

3. Who uses the house boat as a hideout?

4. Who is known in the town as the biggest gossip?

5. What does the baker's wife give to Collin for Dolly in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What choice does Dolly make at the end of Chapter 6? Why?

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

3. What does Little Homer take out in Chapter 6? What does he proceed to do with it?

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

5. Who asks Dolly to come with them in Chapter 6? What is her response?

6. What do Riley and Collin do in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

8. How long does it take Riley to return to the car? Why is he angry?

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

10. How does the Judge tell the group to prepare for the battle at the tree in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of Trust in The Grass Harp. In which chapter is trust established between the main characters? Who prompts this event? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of the Judge. What is his purpose in the novel? What symbolic references does he extol? How is he important to the action? Include descriptions of his personal characteristics and physical characteristics as well as exposition about his past.

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