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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What body part pains Karl the most in the beginning of chapter 3?
(a) His knees.
(b) His feet.
(c) His head.
(d) His back.

2. Whose menu catches on fire?
(a) Karl's.
(b) Russell Kashpaw's.
(c) Celestine's.
(d) Mary's.

3. What is Jimmy's pet name for Sita?
(a) "Snookums."
(b) "Baby darling."
(c) "Cakes."
(d) "Sweetheart."

4. Where does Sita move in chapter 4?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Fargo.

5. Where did Mary live before coming to Argus?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Sioux Falls.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Minot.

6. What is the name of the restaurant that Sita opens in chapter 7?
(a) La Petite Francaise.
(b) Chez Sita.
(c) Chez Panisse.
(d) La Trattoria.

7. What is the name of the mother of Karl and Mary?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Fritzie.
(c) Madeline.
(d) Mary Ellen.

8. What is the name of the person who rescues Karl?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Fleur Pillager.
(c) Canute.
(d) Giles Saint Ambrose.

9. Who is in the bar that Sita enters at the end of chapter 5?
(a) Russell Kashpaw.
(b) Mary.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Celestine.

10. Where does Mary run at the end of "The Branch"?
(a) To the train.
(b) To her mother.
(c) To Fritzie's.
(d) To Minneapolis.

11. From what part of the cow does the cow's diamond come?
(a) Brain.
(b) Spleen.
(c) Colon.
(d) Eye.

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

13. Where does Celestine work?
(a) The library.
(b) The telephone company.
(c) The school.
(d) Argus's bakery.

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

15. What does Wallace Pfef want to build over Lover's Lane?
(a) A railroad track.
(b) A playground.
(c) A highway.
(d) A swimming pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in chapter 2 carries the cow's diamond for luck?

2. What kind of shop does the aunt own?

3. What can one see from the window of Karl's hotel room?

4. According to chapter 1, what is the adjective with which Karl's mother describes Karl?

5. What does Sita buy at the pawn shop?

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