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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sita use on her forehead to prevent wrinkles?
(a) Wrinkle cream.
(b) Lime juice.
(c) A Band-Aid.
(d) Clay.

3. From whom does Mary receive a postcard in chapter 3?
(a) Adelaide.
(b) Sita.
(c) Pete.
(d) Celestine.

4. What is the name of the police officer mentioned in chapter 6?
(a) Wilbur Jones.
(b) Ronald Lovchik.
(c) Daniel Lunt.
(d) John James.

5. What does Wallace Pfef buy from the butcher shop in chapter 7?
(a) Olive loaf.
(b) A steak and some cheese.
(c) A mutton leg.
(d) Head cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobby does Fritzie pick up in chapter 4?

2. What crop do Wallace Pfef and the police officer discuss?

3. What is mentioned as a WPA project?

4. Which character injures himself after jumping on the bed?

5. What causes Karl not to be able to tell his rescuer what happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary feel afraid at the beginning of chapter 1 when Karl leaves?

2. Describe the children's experience on the train in "The Branch."

3. How does the empty jewel box in chapter 1 shape Mary's character?

4. Describe Argus, as pictured in "The Branch."

5. Why does Mary give Sita the sewing machine in chapter 7?

6. Explain the town's reaction to Mary's accident in the ice in chapter 2.

7. In "The Branch," why do the children come to Argus?

8. What does Karl fantasize about his mother in chapter 3? Why?

9. Describe the appearance of Omar and Adelaide at the end of chapter 3.

10. Why does Martin Miller keep Mary's baby brother?

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