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

2. In Chapter 10, Carol feels like her house is what?
(a) Undesirable.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Haunted.

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

4. What color scarf does Carol knit for her husband?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yelllow.
(c) White.
(d) Purple.

5. What part of Carol's body does Cy comment on to Earl?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her breasts.
(d) Her ankles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which neighbor spies on Carol?

2. If farmers controlled Dr. Kennicott's rate, he's concerned they'd do what?

3. Carol asks for an allowance for what item?

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

5. When Gopher Prairie was founded, how many houses were put up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carol panic when she arrives in Gopher Prairie?

2. What is Carol's family background and how does this affect her financial situation?

3. What influence does Carol feel a doctor should exercise in his community?

4. How does Maud attempt to lure Dr. Kennicott to her home?

5. What surprises Carol at the first meeting of the dramatic society?

6. Describe Carol's time in Washington.

7. When Carol suggests studying something other than the Bible in the Thanatopsis meeting, the novel refers to it as Mrs. Dr. Kennicott "showing off." Why?

8. Once Carol has her child, how does her life change?

9. How does Dr. Kennicott react to Maud's invitation and why does he follow through?

10. At what point does Carol make the decision that she has to stop being embarrassed about the gossip and make a place for herself in the town?

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