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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. How long does Clemma say she was in jail?

2. What school does Phillip go away to?

3. How does Ethan Grebe die?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What bothers Phillip about his father dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the roles of Native Americans to the roles of white people in "Centennial." What is revealed through these roles?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the role of marriage in developing the characters and plot of this novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast at least three characters from this novel. Consider their motivations, their means of reaching goals and their outcomes.

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