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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. Whom does Karl meet in chapter 4?

2. Who is the only person towards whom Mary has romantic feelings?

3. Where does Celestine work?

4. What is the name of Adelaide's pilot-companion?

5. In the beginning of chapter 6, what man does Karl meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Celestine's appearance, as related in chapter 2.

2. Describe Argus, as pictured in "The Branch."

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

4. How does Mary react to receiving a postcard from Adelaide in chapter 3?

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

6. Describe Chez Sita.

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

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

9. In chapter 5, why does Catherine Miller write to Sita? How does Sita respond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of failed romance throughout the novel and how it affects the various characters' lives, particularly Mary's life.

Essay Topic 2

What does the Jell-O salad symbolize in the friendship between Mary and Celestine? What other objects symbolize something similar? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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

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