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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 almost dies at the end of chapter 13?
(a) Wallace Pfef.
(b) Russell Kashpaw.
(c) Celestine.
(d) Karl.

2. What is Mary making at the beginning of chapter 13?
(a) Headcheese.
(b) Blutwurst.
(c) Liverwurst.
(d) Polish sausage.

3. Which company does Wallace Pfef hire as a skywriter?
(a) Tommy B's Aviation.
(b) Small Planes of Argus, LLC.
(c) Cropduster Extraordinaire.
(d) Beelines, Inc.

4. Russell Kashpaw discovers that who is pregnant?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Fritzie.
(c) Sita.
(d) Mary.

5. Who gives Dot a wheelchair in chapter 10?
(a) Eli Kashpaw.
(b) Karl.
(c) Celestine.
(d) Russell Kashpaw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do Karl and Celestine get married?

3. Who is in the truck that Karl sits in in chapter 15?

4. As mentioned in chapter 10, who has "a face like Sitting Bull"?

5. With whom does Mary have a serious argument in chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the setting of "Russell's Night" in chapter 8.

2. How does Mary normally behave during a children's party?

3. What is Celestine's opinion of Mary's cooking, as stated in chapter 11? Why does she hold this opinion?

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

5. Describe Dot's appearance in costume as Joseph.

6. Describe Sita's hallucination in chapter 8.

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

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

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

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

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