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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. When Charlotte goes to England in Chapter 10, what does she learn about the ranch investors?

2. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?

3. Who does Brumbaugh give land to before he dies?

4. How does Maude kill Soren Sorenson?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What bothers Phillip about his father dying?

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

7. How does Brumbaugh help Tranquilino in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

Analyze how the descriptions of Native American customs and beliefs are used as symbolic representations of the white man's world.

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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