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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. Where does Dumire search after questioning Phillip about Soren Sorenson?

2. Who shoots Dumire in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens as soon as the Wendells arrive in Centennial?

3. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

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

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

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

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

8. What happens of Soren Sorenson's body?

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

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

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

Examine the theme of stealing in "Centennial."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the fulfillment of race roles in this novel. Consider the lives of the characters who are half Native American.

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