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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. What trait does Wallace Pfef admire most in Dot?
(a) Her stature.
(b) Her fearlessness.
(c) Her love.
(d) Her gracefulness.

2. What do Mary and Celestine have for a midnight snack in chapter 11?
(a) Bread and butter, and coffee.
(b) Ham sandwiches.
(c) Headcheese and summer sausage.
(d) Cookies and milk.

3. What does Celestine name her baby?
(a) Genevieve.
(b) Marmaduke.
(c) Wallacette.
(d) Louisa.

4. Whom does Wallace Pfef imagine during the Christmas play?
(a) Karl.
(b) His "poor dead sweetheart."
(c) Louis.
(d) Officer Ronald Lovchik.

5. What cookie does Dot love?
(a) Mystic Mint.
(b) Chocolate chip.
(c) Thin mint.
(d) Oreo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dot's first grade teacher?

2. What does Celestine put in her Jell-O salad?

3. What is Russell Kashpaw doing in chapter 8?

4. As mentioned in chapter 10, who has "a face like Sitting Bull"?

5. What is the setting of chapter 10 called "Sita's Night"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Christmas play in chapter 11 end prematurely?

2. Describe Sita's house, as pictured in chapter 13.

3. Why does Karl rescue Wallace Pfef from the dunk tank at the Beet Festival?

4. What was Wallace Pfef's "private disaster" during the Christmas play, as mentioned in chapter 12? Why does he describe it that way?

5. Why does Sheriff Pausch visit Sita's house in chapter 8, and what does he find when he gets there?

6. In chapter 12, what does Wallace Pfef plan in order to regain Dot's affection? Does he succeed? Explain.

7. Describe Wallace Pfef's experience in organizing the Beet Festival.

8. How does Celestine feel about the baby, Dot, in chapter 9?

9. How does Wallace Pfef find out about the relationship between Celestine and Karl?

10. What is Celestine's opinion of Mary's cooking, as stated in chapter 11? Why does she hold this opinion?

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