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

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

3. What does Adelaide steal from the landlady in chapter 1?
(a) A sack of potatoes.
(b) A silver tea set.
(c) A bank bag full of money.
(d) Twelve spoons.

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

5. Who helps Sita and Celestine at the butcher shop?
(a) Karl.
(b) Canute.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Wallace Pfef.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mary's teacher in chapter 2?

2. What is the name of the mother of Karl and Mary?

3. What vehicle does Mary drive to Sita's restaurant opening?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter 7, why does Wallace Pfef want to see Mary?

2. Describe Chez Sita.

3. Why does Karl make a note of the change on the table in chapter 6 when he and Wallace Pfef are having drinks?

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

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

6. How does The Air Seeder work?

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

8. How does Mary react to receiving a postcard from Adelaide in chapter 3?

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

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

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