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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 role does Dot have in the Christmas play?
(a) Joseph.
(b) The back half of the donkey.
(c) One of the wise men.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

2. In Sita's hallucination, who sinks into the ground?
(a) Mary.
(b) Louis.
(c) Karl.
(d) Celestine.

3. What trait does Wallace Pfef admire most in Dot?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her gracefulness.
(c) Her stature.
(d) Her fearlessness.

4. With what is Louis experimenting in chapter 8?
(a) Air currents.
(b) Mold.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Earthworms.

5. Who is mentioned in chapter 10 as having had a crush on Sita?
(a) Officer Daniel Lunt.
(b) Officer Ronald Lovchik.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dish does Mary plan to take to the potluck after the Christmas play?

2. What does Celestine take to eat when she visits Russell Kashpaw in chapter 10?

3. How long does Karl stay with Wallace Pfef in part 2, chapter 9?

4. Where does Dot go after leaving the Christmas play?

5. Who arrives at Sita's house while Sita, Karl, and Louis are eating lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting in which Celestine gives birth.

2. Describe Dot's appearance during the Beet Festival.

3. How does Celestine feel about the baby, Dot, in chapter 9?

4. What was Wallace Pfef's "private disaster" during the Christmas play, as mentioned in chapter 12? Why does he describe it that way?

5. Why does Mrs. Shumway send Dot to the "naughty box" in chapter 10?

6. Why does Louis take Sita to the mental hospital?

7. Why does the Christmas play in chapter 11 end prematurely?

8. Why does Karl rescue Wallace Pfef from the dunk tank at the Beet Festival?

9. Why does Jude Miller come to Argus in chapter 14?

10. Explain Mary's reaction to Celestine's Jell-O prank.

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