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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. When Charlotte goes to England in Chapter 10, what does she learn about the ranch investors?

2. What does Hans Brumbaugh do to the land he buys from Levi?

3. Why doesn't Soren Sorenson give any money to Maude?

4. Why is Buckford unable to count his cattle?

5. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Levi's death revealed in Chapter 11?

2. What happens when Levi finds the giant bone in Chapter 9?

3. How does Charlotte stop Clemma from interfering with her marriage to Jim?

4. What happens of Soren Sorenson's body?

5. What happens to Charlotte when she visits England in Chapter 10?

6. Why does Phillip Wendell not sell his land in Chapter 13?

7. What bothers Phillip about his father dying?

8. Why does Hans Brumbaugh decide to start a farm in Chapter 9?

9. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

10. Why doesn't Finlay Perkin turn Seccumbe in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of science and scientific development in "Centennial." What role does science play in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is symbolic about hunting in this novel? What does hunting represent? How are people who hunt described?

Essay Topic 3

How does Lame Beaver come to achieve his status? Analyze Lame Beaver's status in his tribe and the outside world. How does this help and hinder his tribe?

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