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

2. When Gopher Prairie was founded, how many houses were put up?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) One hundred.

3. What word scares Carol in Chapter 3, Part III?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Home.
(c) Children.
(d) Love.

4. What is the Thantopsis?
(a) The choir.
(b) A woman's study group.
(c) The library.
(d) Dr. Kennicott's nurse's society.

5. During Chapter 5, Dr. Kennicott asks a farmer's wife for what?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Milk.
(c) Dessert.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color scarf does Carol knit for her husband?

2. Who is the wealthiest woman in Gopher's Prairie?

3. When Carol redecorates Dr. Kennicott's waiting room, he calls her actions what?

4. Who does Carol meet through the Marburys?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, how does Carol treat the townspeople?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Carol try to convince herself Gopher Prairie is like New York?

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

3. Why does Carol start a dramatic society?

4. The townspeople often talk about money. What are some examples of this and how it affects Carol?

5. Why does Dr. Kennicott want Carol to shop at a different grocery store than the one she has been using? How does she feel about this?

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

7. How does the town react to the disastrous play performance?

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

9. Why does Carol fight with her husband after her meeting with Guy Pollock?

10. The novel Main Street declares what as the "great mystery about a human being?"

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