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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. Why does Amos Calendar collect bones in Chapter 9?

2. Why do thousands of cattle die in Chapter 10?

3. What does Amos Calendar lead in Chapter 9?

4. Why does Clemma turn down Jim Lloyd's offer of marriage?

5. How do the farmers react to Walter Bellamy's warning in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What problems do the dust storms cause in Centennial?

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

9. What happens to Clemma in Saint Louis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do women in play in this novel? How do they help to develop the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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