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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. Where is Wallace Pfef from?
(a) Argus.
(b) Fargo.
(c) Sioux Falls.
(d) Minneapolis.

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

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

4. What vehicle does Mary drive to Sita's restaurant opening?
(a) Russell's motorcycle.
(b) A Honda.
(c) The butcher shop van.
(d) A pickup truck.

5. What is Mary's favorite topic of discussion?
(a) Religion.
(b) Beef.
(c) Robots.
(d) Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of chapter 6, what man does Karl meet?

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

3. What day does Sita hate?

4. Whose menu catches on fire?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sita feel when Pete gives Mary the cow's diamond? Why?

2. What happens to Fritzie's health in chapter 4? How does she change afterward?

3. Why does Karl hurt himself jumping on the bed in chapter 6?

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

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

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

7. Describe Sita's experience in Minneapolis in chapter 5.

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

9. Describe Wallace Pfef's vision for the sugar beet, as described in chapter 6?

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

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