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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 is Russell Kashpaw doing in chapter 8?
(a) Riding a train.
(b) Walking around at the state fair.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Ice fishing.

2. What does Mary report as burnt in the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) The Poopdeck Restaurant.
(b) The butcher shop.
(c) The family Bible.
(d) The gymnasium.

3. For whom is Jude Miller searching in chapter 14?
(a) Karl.
(b) Sita.
(c) Mary.
(d) Celestine.

4. Where does Karl go after leaving Wallace Pfef's house in chapter 9?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Fargo.
(c) The butcher shop.
(d) Celestine's house.

5. Whom does Wallace Pfef blame for Sita's mental health problems?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Louis.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace Pfef give Mary to drink in chapter 12?

2. Who spends a night stuffing the ballot boxes for Beet Queen?

3. What cookie does Dot love?

4. What is Mary making at the beginning of chapter 13?

5. What is the setting of chapter 10 called "Sita's Night"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the setting in which Celestine gives birth.

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

4. Why does Sheriff Pausch visit Sita's house in chapter 8, and what does he find when he gets there?

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

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

7. Describe Wallace Pfef's "poor dead sweetheart."

8. How does Karl interact with Dot in chapter 12? Does Dot respond well? Explain.

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

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

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