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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the suit Carol wears in Chapter 9?
(a) It's Chanel.
(b) It's vintage.
(c) It's bright pink.
(d) It's checkered.

2. In Chapter 15, what role does Carol attempt to perfect?
(a) A brave mother.
(b) The perfect daughter-in-law.
(c) The wife of a country physician.
(d) A foolish socialite.

3. In Chapter 11, what public building does Carol mentally remodel?
(a) The school.
(b) The library.
(c) The church.
(d) The courthouse.

4. Where do Carol and Dr. Kennicott purchase a summer home?
(a) Lake Woebegone.
(b) Lake Minniemashie.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) The Hamptons.

5. In Chapter 13, what does Carol have an impulse to do, when talking to Guy Pollock?
(a) Kiss him.
(b) Pat his hair.
(c) Cry with him.
(d) Slap him.

6. How long does it take Carol to walk the town?
(a) 32 minutes.
(b) The day.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) Ten minutes.

7. What does Carol choose not to do in Chapter 10, for fear of judgment?
(a) Eat dessert.
(b) Talk of her husband.
(c) Drink at dinner.
(d) Help the poor.

8. Carol asks for an allowance for what item?
(a) A dress.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Lace.
(d) Make-up.

9. What depresses Carol about the farmers on the train?
(a) They seem provincial.
(b) They leer at her.
(c) They are drunk.
(d) They all read books.

10. Who first tells Carol that the town gossips about her?
(a) Vida Sherwin.
(b) Mrs. Haydock.
(c) Dr. Kennicott.
(d) Maud Dyer.

11. In what month does Carol take control of her home?
(a) May.
(b) November.
(c) March.
(d) December.

12. What instrument does Carol play?
(a) The drums.
(b) The harp.
(c) The piano.
(d) The harmonica.

13. What does The Red Swede call the Jolly Seventeen?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Imperial.
(c) Capitalistic.
(d) Coquettish.

14. What type of pelt makes Carol think of Guy's mustache?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Beaver.
(c) Fox.
(d) Mink.

15. Who lost money due to investing in an elevator?
(a) The Kennicotts.
(b) The Perrys.
(c) The Mayberrys.
(d) The Goulds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carol consider a most "considerate" host?

2. How was Mrs. Vopni's husband killed?

3. What is Carol's winter coat made of?

4. How does Dr. Kennicott describe the people of Gopher Prairie?

5. How does Carol describe Mr. Dashaway's furniture?

(see the answer keys)

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