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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose face does Mary see in the ice?
(a) Celestine's.
(b) Adelaide's.
(c) Karl's.
(d) Sita's.

2. What brand of cigarette does Celestine smoke?
(a) Viceroy.
(b) Marlboro.
(c) Winston.
(d) King Richard.

3. What is the name of the fair to which the narrator goes in chapter 1?
(a) The Greater Sioux Falls Bazaar.
(b) The Minnesota State Fair.
(c) The Orphan's Picnic.
(d) The Renaissance Festival.

4. What kind of shop does the aunt own?
(a) Hardware store.
(b) Fabric shop.
(c) Butcher shop.
(d) Bakery.

5. Which character loves to hear her fortune told?
(a) Sita.
(b) Celestine.
(c) Fritzie.
(d) Adelaide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary run at the end of "The Branch"?

2. What word sticks in Sita's brain during the ordination ceremony?

3. What does Adelaide steal from the landlady in chapter 1?

4. What crop do Wallace Pfef and the police officer discuss?

5. What is the name of the person whom Sita mentions as killing the chickens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of the pawn shop and the objects Sita buys there in chapter 5.

2. Describe the children's experience on the train in "The Branch."

3. Describe Sita's experience in Minneapolis in chapter 5.

4. Why does Karl run back to the train at the end of "The Branch"?

5. Describe Sita's relationship with Jimmy in chapter 5.

6. Describe the appearance of Omar and Adelaide at the end of chapter 3.

7. Describe Chez Sita.

8. Explain the relationship between Mr. Ober and Mary's family, as well as the effects his death has on them.

9. How does Karl act when he meets Jude Miller? Why?

10. How does Sita feel when Pete gives Mary the cow's diamond? Why?

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