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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 product is Karl selling in the beginning of chapter 6?
(a) An apple peeler.
(b) A pressure cooker.
(c) The Air Seeder.
(d) Knives.

2. What is the name of the fair to which the narrator goes in chapter 1?
(a) The Greater Sioux Falls Bazaar.
(b) The Renaissance Festival.
(c) The Minnesota State Fair.
(d) The Orphan's Picnic.

3. What color are Mary's eyes?
(a) Light brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

5. In which state do the children look for their aunt?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is mentioned as a WPA project?

2. Where does Mary run at the end of "The Branch"?

3. On what is Karl lying in the beginning of chapter 3?

4. How old is the girl in the first paragraph of "The Branch"?

5. What is Jimmy's pet name for Sita?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Fleur Pillager, her possessions, and her job.

3. Why does Karl run back to the train at the end of "The Branch"?

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

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

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. How does The Air Seeder work?

9. Describe Celestine's appearance, as related in chapter 2.

10. Describe Mary's one attempt at romance.

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