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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary give Sita at the end of chapter 7?

2. What is the name of the person whom Sita mentions as killing the chickens?

3. What is the name of the fair to which the narrator goes in chapter 1?

4. What town is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Branch"?

5. Where does Sita move in chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary give Sita the sewing machine in chapter 7?

2. Describe the group of men who gather in the butcher shop in chapter 4.

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

4. Describe Wallace Pfef's vision for the sugar beet, as described in chapter 6?

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

6. What happens to Fritzie's health in chapter 4? How does she change afterward?

7. In "The Branch," why do the children come to Argus?

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

9. Describe Sita's relationship with Jimmy in chapter 5.

10. How does Sita feel when Pete gives Mary the cow's diamond? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three of the conflicts surrounding the Beet Festival and how they are interrelated. Support your thoughts with details that you remember from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the symbol of Adelaide's jewel box with the symbol of the jewelry itself, discussing the various characters' perceptions of each.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail the character of Fleur Pillager and her role in the novel.

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