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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. At the beginning of Chapter 15, how does Carol feel about her husband?
(a) She loathes him.
(b) She thinks he's an idiot.
(c) She believes he's hiding debt.
(d) She loves him.

2. What type of party does Carol attempt to throw during the winter?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) Sledding.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Skating.

3. Who humiliates his wife in front of others about money?
(a) Mr. Bogart.
(b) Dr. Kennicott.
(c) Mr. Clark.
(d) Mr. Dyer.

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

5. In what month does Carol move to Gopher Prairie?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) She does not move there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lost money due to investing in an elevator?

2. Who arrives in town the same time that Carol does?

3. What does The Red Swede call the Jolly Seventeen?

4. In Carol's college, the girls who are not engaged plan to do what?

5. In what month does Carol take control of her home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Carol's time in Washington.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Carol worry about, in terms of her relationships in the town?

4. 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?

5. Describe Main Street in Gopher Prairie.

6. What role does Carol play at the beginning of Chapter 15 and why?

7. How does Carol react to the poem Erik writes for her?

8. When Carol moves to town, how do the other women feel about her and why?

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

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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