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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. What springs up along the railway lines?

2. What did Charlie once do in a fit of rage?

3. How many acres of land does Dick's farm have?

4. What symbolizes the Africa created by financiers and mine magnates?

5. Who confesses to the crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do people react to the newspaper article about the murder?

2. What does Dick usually do when he fights with Mary?

3. When and why was Mary so fortunate? How did she feel about her good fortune?

4. What were the two happy times during Mary's childhood?

5. Describe Mary's social life.

6. Describe the the Slatters' visit to the Turner farm.

7. Describe the scenery surrounding the farm.

8. What type of store does Dick build on the farm? What does Mary think about it?

9. Why is it strange that no one discusses the murder?

10. How does Mary feel as she and Dick pull up to the farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the role of human weakness in THE GRASS IS SINGING. Be sure to address:

1) How characters show weakness and how other characters react to this weakness.

2) The role of human fallibility in the story.

3) How reading THE GRASS IS SINGING can motivate readers to be stronger and exercise more control over their lives.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the history of the tobacco plant and its complicated relationship both with humanity and the characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay intended to educate readers on the dangers that malaria poses to people all over the world, both throughout history and in the present day. Be sure to include properly cited research.

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