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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 is in the truck that Karl sits in in chapter 15?

2. Who gives Dot a wheelchair in chapter 10?

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

4. What trait does Wallace Pfef admire most in Dot?

5. Who suffers a stroke in chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary normally behave during a children's party?

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

3. As discussed in chapter 10, to whom does Dot give the wheelchair? Why?

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

5. How does Karl interact with Dot in chapter 12? Does Dot respond well? Explain.

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

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

8. Describe Dot's appearance during the Beet Festival.

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

10. What happens between Mary and Mrs. Shumway in chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of failed romance throughout the novel and how it affects the various characters' lives, particularly Mary's life.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the symbol of Adelaide's jewel box with the symbol of the jewelry itself, discussing the various characters' perceptions of each.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author's use of flashbacks throughout the novel fill in the reader's sense of the characters' history? Choose one character and discuss his or her life prior to the novel, as expressed in flashbacks, and then explain how this method of conveying history is helpful or unhelpful to the reader.

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