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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Kennicott's return from vacation, Carol worries Hugh is what?
(a) Ill.
(b) Dumb.
(c) Hyper-active.
(d) Mad at them.

2. What part does Carol play in Bea's wedding?
(a) Bridesmaid.
(b) Patroness and manager.
(c) The piano player.
(d) Maid of Honor.

3. Following Hugh's birth, what is the biggest event for Carol?
(a) Carol's fortieth birthday.
(b) Dr. Kennicott's reluctance to have more children.
(c) Vida's wedding.
(d) The demolition of the town hall.

4. In Chapter 24, what piece of clothing does Carol compare her life to?
(a) Her wedding dress.
(b) Bea's socks.
(c) Guy Pollocks yellow tie.
(d) Dr. Kennicott's hunting coat.

5. Carol fears what, if she were to ask Dr. Kennicott for independence?
(a) Scenes.
(b) Divorce.
(c) A beating.
(d) Derision.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 17, what winter activity does Carol partake in?
(a) Sleigh riding.
(b) Shoveling snow.
(c) A snowball fight.
(d) Hanging mistletoe.

7. What is the name of the theater group Carol starts?
(a) The Gopher Prairie Dramatic Association.
(b) Shakespeare's Groundlings.
(c) Gatekeepers of Gopher Prairie.
(d) The Art Club of Gopher Prairie.

8. What does Raymie do for a living?
(a) Business.
(b) Farming.
(c) Dentistry.
(d) Teaching.

9. What instrument lies useless in Carol's home?
(a) The violin.
(b) The flute.
(c) The harp.
(d) The clarinet.

10. What playwright does Carol want her theater group to perform?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Shaw.
(c) Sam Shephard.
(d) Carol Churchill.

11. Why does the shopkeeper want to sell Carol something better?
(a) He knows the codfish is bad.
(b) He does not like Carol.
(c) He has a crush on her.
(d) She is the doctor's wife.

12. In Chapter 21, what does Vida accuse Raymie of?
(a) A dependence on liquor.
(b) "Flirting" with Carol.
(c) Having an affair.
(d) Being "too apologetic."

13. What does Vida become interested in, once married?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Housework.

14. What type of good deal does Dr. Kennicott make that he will not explain to Carol?
(a) A land deal.
(b) He gets a great price on a car.
(c) A pharmaceutical monopoly.
(d) A partnership at his practice.

15. What do Bea and her son fall ill with?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) TB.
(d) Smallpox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fish does a shopkeeper try to talk Carol out of?

2. After the boom in the economy, "Dauntless" calls Gopher Prairie what?

3. When the women of the town finally call on Bea when she is ill, how does Miles react?

4. What type of review does the theater group's play receive in the paper?

5. What position does Percy Bresnahan hold at his company?

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