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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has the Village Virus?
(a) Vida.
(b) Dr. Kennicott.
(c) Guy Pollock.
(d) Mrs. Perry.

3. What does Carol wish for at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) Good spirits.
(b) A lover.
(c) Children.
(d) Money.

4. At what age does Carol say she could have kissed Guy Pollock?
(a) 21.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 26.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What card game is frequently played by the in-crowd?

2. How does The Red Swede make money in the spring?

3. In Chapter 10, who does Carol have supper with?

4. In Chapter 13, who does Guy Pollock invite for coffee?

5. Carol compares the women of Gopher Prairie to what animal?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Carol hosts a salon, what is the result?

2. Describe the characters of Uncle Whittier and Aunt Bessie.

3. Carol goes through a phase where she loves being a housewife. Why?

4. What makes Carol return to Gopher Prairie for good?

5. What "great change" happens to Carol in Chapter 19?

6. What drives Carol to go to Los Angeles?

7. During the summer, where do the women of Gopher Prairie leave their petty concerns behind?

8. How does Carol imagine the war will affect Gopher Prairie's conversation? What is the actual outcome?

9. What does Carol feel is missing in her marriage and how does she try to correct it?

10. What is Carol worried about when she leaves from first private talk with Guy Pollock?

(see the answer keys)

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