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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. According to chapter 3, what does Adelaide want to send Mary?

2. What chases Karl in "The Branch"?

3. Where does Mary run at the end of "The Branch"?

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

5. Who dies in chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Karl fantasize about his mother in chapter 3? Why?

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

5. Why does Martin Miller keep Mary's baby brother?

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

7. Describe the appearance of the pawn shop and the objects Sita buys there in chapter 5.

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

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

10. Describe Mary's one attempt at romance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mrs. Waldvogel in as much detail as possible and discuss her importance in Sita's life.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Erdrich's sense of plot and narration in the following two scenes: when Mary has her accident in the ice and when Russell Kashpaw lights his menu on fire.

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