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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. As mentioned in the beginning of chapter 14, what does Wallace Pfef give Dot?

2. Whom does Wallace Pfef visit in the hospital?

3. Who suffers a stroke in chapter 8?

4. Who arrives at Sita's house while Sita, Karl, and Louis are eating lunch?

5. Who joins the pilot who does the skywriting for the Beet Festival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sita's house, as pictured in chapter 13.

2. Why does Mrs. Shumway send Dot to the "naughty box" in chapter 10?

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

4. Why does Jude Miller come to Argus in chapter 14?

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

6. As discussed in chapter 10, to whom does Dot give the wheelchair? Why?

7. Describe Dot's appearance during the Beet Festival.

8. Describe Sita's hallucination in chapter 8.

9. Why does the Christmas play in chapter 11 end prematurely?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences in the author's writing style between when she is emphasizing setting and when she is emphasizing plot.

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail Adelaide's character and the way she interacts with the various characters. Which characters does she love? Which characters does she feel able to abandon? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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