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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 job does Amos Calender have in Colorado?

2. Who does Dumire request to meet with as he is dying?

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

4. Who does Clemma tell Levi she is going to marry?

5. As he is dying, where does Dumire suspect Soren Sorenson's body is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bothers Phillip about his father dying?

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

3. How do sugar beets cause problems for the people of Centennial?

4. What happens of Soren Sorenson's body?

5. Why doesn't Finlay Perkin turn Seccumbe in?

6. What happens to Charlotte when she visits England in Chapter 10?

7. Why does Hans Brumbaugh decide to start a farm in Chapter 9?

8. Why does Alex Dumire come to Centennial?

9. What happens when Buckford brings his daughter to Colorado for the first time?

10. Why can't Dumire complete his investigation of Soren Sorenson's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do women in play in this novel? How do they help to develop the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of science and scientific development in "Centennial." What role does science play in this novel?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two farming methods described in "Centennial." How successful are they? What types of people do they attract? How do they represent this?

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