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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. In Chapter 10, why do ranchers fight Potato Brumbaugh?

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

3. When Dumire leads a search for Soren Sorenson, what does he learn?

4. What happens to the help farmers bring in from other countries?

5. How do the Wendells prove they have enough money to own the land they do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 12, how does Charlotte interfere with Skimmerhorn's career?

3. How does Finlay Perkin threaten to ruin Seccumbe?

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

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

6. How does Brumbaugh help Tranquilino in Chapter 12?

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

8. What happens to Jim after he asks Clemma to marry him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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