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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Karl's rescuer use to hear trains?
(a) A dog.
(b) A special boot attachment.
(c) A hearing aid.
(d) Karl.

4. What city does Sita visit in chapter 5?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Boise.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Boston.

5. What item does Sita choose NOT to buy?
(a) A house.
(b) A tea set.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A dress.

6. What happens to the damaged tree?
(a) It blows over in a storm.
(b) It gets cut down.
(c) It bears fruit the following spring.
(d) It contracts blight.

7. Who moves south in chapter 4?
(a) Karl.
(b) Fritzie and Pete.
(c) Russell Kashpaw.
(d) Celestine.

8. What is the name of the aunt mentioned in "The Branch"?
(a) Fritzie.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Celestine.
(d) Esther.

9. What is the name of Jimmy's restaurant?
(a) Argus's One-Stop.
(b) The Poopdeck Restaurant.
(c) The Overlook.
(d) Jimmy's Grub.

10. To whom does Catherine Miller confess about the baby Jude, as discussed in chapter 5?
(a) Her financial advisor.
(b) Father Flo.
(c) Father Lawrence.
(d) The police.

11. Who has a heart attack in chapter 4?
(a) Pete.
(b) Wallace Pfef.
(c) Fritzie.
(d) Adelaide.

12. Who is the narrator of chapter 1?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Sita.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Mary.

13. How far do Karl and his rescuer travel daily in chapter 3?
(a) Twenty miles.
(b) Less than two miles.
(c) Three miles.
(d) One hundred miles.

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

15. What does Adelaide buy for Karl in chapter 1?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A pocket knife.
(c) A pair of roller skates.
(d) A cap gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the father of Karl and Mary?

2. Who breaks the tree in "The Branch"?

3. How old is the boy in the first paragraph of "The Branch"?

4. On what is Karl lying in the beginning of chapter 3?

5. Who is the only person towards whom Mary has romantic feelings?

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