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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. What does Clemma tell Jim after they meet again in Chapter 10?

2. What small town is named Wendell after Mervin Wendell's death?

3. Why is Seccumbe a little reluctant about marrying Charlotte?

4. Why do the people of Centennial dislike Triunfador's cantina?

5. Why do thousands of cattle die in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mervin try to tease Phillip in Chapter 12?

2. How does Charlotte stop Clemma from interfering with her marriage to Jim?

3. How is Levi's death revealed in Chapter 11?

4. What happens when Levi finds the giant bone in Chapter 9?

5. What is the appeal behind dry farming?

6. What happens when sheep appear on the ranch in Chapter 10?

7. Why does Phillip Wendell not sell his land in Chapter 13?

8. Why does Jim plan to kill the Pettis boys?

9. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

10. What problems do the dust storms cause in Centennial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are sick and dying children used in "Centennial"? What do they represent, reflect and foreshadow?

Essay Topic 2

How does Lame Beaver come to achieve his status? Analyze Lame Beaver's status in his tribe and the outside world. How does this help and hinder his tribe?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the fulfillment of race roles in this novel. Consider the lives of the characters who are half Native American.

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