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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. Who is Beely Garret's father?

2. How long does Clemma say she was in jail?

3. What does Walter Bellamy warn causes soil erosion in Chapter 13?

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

5. How does Buckford assume he will be able to run his cattle business?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Brumbaugh help Tranquilino in Chapter 12?

3. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Finlay Perkin threaten to ruin Seccumbe?

10. What happens when Mauve Wendell can not scam Soren Sorenson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of hard work vs. fate as it is presented in "Centennial."

Essay Topic 2

What is symbolic about hunting in this novel? What does hunting represent? How are people who hunt described?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Levi's role in founding Centennial. How is Levi representative of new beginnings?

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