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

3. Who grows a container garden?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Mary.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Fritzie.

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

5. Where does Karl's rescuer leave him?
(a) A convent.
(b) A boxcar.
(c) A prison.
(d) His mother's house.

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

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

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

9. What town is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Branch"?
(a) Argus.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Fargo.
(d) Minneapolis.

10. What does Karl eat on the train in the second part of chapter 1?
(a) Ham.
(b) A small pizza.
(c) A hot dog.
(d) Balogna.

11. What does Karl order for dinner while on his trip?
(a) Grilled chicken.
(b) Game hens.
(c) Veal parmigiana.
(d) Waldorf salad.

12. What word sticks in Sita's brain during the ordination ceremony?
(a) "Illegitimate."
(b) "Baptismal."
(c) "Pecator."
(d) "Chrism."

13. How do the characters in the first paragraph of "The Branch" travel?
(a) By train.
(b) In a car.
(c) By plane.
(d) On foot.

14. What kind of business does Jimmy run?
(a) Golf course.
(b) Butcher shop.
(c) Coffee shop.
(d) Steakhouse.

15. What does Sita buy at the pawn shop?
(a) Adelaide's patent leather shoes.
(b) Adelaide's ring.
(c) A compass.
(d) A watch.