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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. Whose bathrobe does Dot borrow for the Christmas play?

2. What does Celestine put in her Jell-O salad?

3. In whose house does Celestine give birth?

4. What is the name of Sita's roommate in chapter 10?

5. In Sita's hallucination, who sinks into the ground?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Celestine's opinion of Mary's cooking, as stated in chapter 11? Why does she hold this opinion?

2. How does Celestine feel about the baby, Dot, in chapter 9?

3. Describe Wallace Pfef's experience in organizing the Beet Festival.

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

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

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

7. How does Wallace Pfef find out about the relationship between Celestine and Karl?

8. What happens between Mary and Mrs. Shumway in chapter 10?

9. Describe the setting of "Russell's Night" in chapter 8.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Choose a device from the novel that propels the plot forward. How does it work? What action does it bring about? What are other possible plot lines that the device could have brought about? Explain.

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