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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. Where is Wallace Pfef from?

2. Who grows a container garden?

3. According to chapter 1, what is the adjective with which Karl's mother describes Karl?

4. What does Wallace Pfef want to build over Lover's Lane?

5. What color are Celestine's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the children's experience on the train in "The Branch."

2. How does The Air Seeder work?

3. Why does Russell Kashpaw dislike Karl?

4. Explain the relationship between Mr. Ober and Mary's family, as well as the effects his death has on them.

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

6. In chapter 7, why does Wallace Pfef want to see Mary?

7. How does Karl act when he meets Jude Miller? Why?

8. Explain the town's reaction to Mary's accident in the ice in chapter 2.

9. Why does Karl make a note of the change on the table in chapter 6 when he and Wallace Pfef are having drinks?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Wallace Pfef's "private disaster" and the aspects of his personality that contribute to it.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one theme that has appeared and reappeared throughout the novel. Describe its importance to the character it affects, and discuss its significance for the plot line.

Essay Topic 3

What role does the sugar beet play in the novel, both as a symbol and as a plot device? Explain.

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