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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. Why does Catherine leave the tree house in Chapter 4?

2. On what date does Chapter 5 begin?

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

4. Who is one of the characters who drags Catherine away?

5. Who is approaching the tree house at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolly tell Verena about shame in Chapter 6?

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

3. How and why are the evangelists run out of town?

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

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

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

7. What conversation do Collin and Dolly have once he has returned to the tree house in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. What does Riley respond to Sister Ida's asking for Dolly's location? What does he relate to the narrator about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Racism, Sexism, and Bigotry as it relates to The Grass Harp. Which main characters does each affect? Which characters in the novel appear the most biased? How?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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