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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 book is Karl carrying in chapter 8 when he visits Sita?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
(c) Faust.
(d) A Bible.

2. In whose house does Celestine give birth?
(a) Mary's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Wallace Pfef's.
(d) Karl's.

3. What do Mary and Celestine have for a midnight snack in chapter 11?
(a) Ham sandwiches.
(b) Cookies and milk.
(c) Bread and butter, and coffee.
(d) Headcheese and summer sausage.

4. What stone is in the necklace Sita puts on in chapter 13?
(a) Blue zircon.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Garnet.
(d) Topaz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Russell Kashpaw keeps a lock on his shack so that which person can't enter?

2. Who is Wallace Pfef's favorite butcher shop employee?

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

4. What is the name of Dot's first grade teacher?

5. Whose bathrobe does Dot borrow for the Christmas play?

Short Essay Questions

1. As discussed in chapter 10, to whom does Dot give the wheelchair? Why?

2. Describe Sita's house, as pictured in chapter 13.

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

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

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

6. How does Wallace Pfef find out about the relationship between Celestine and Karl?

7. How do Mary and Celestine deal with Sita's body?

8. Describe the setting in which Celestine gives birth.

9. As discussed in chapter 8, why does Sita feel bad about her estrangement from the Catholic Church?

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

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