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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word scares Carol in Chapter 3, Part III?

2. What depresses Carol about the farmers on the train?

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

4. How does Carol describe Mr. Dashaway's furniture?

5. How much money does Bea hope to make as a maid?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Carol start a dramatic society?

5. When does Vida Sherwin's relationship with Carol become surprising?

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

7. How does Carol feel about Dr. Kennicott when she first meets him?

8. Why is Vida interested in Raymie?

9. When Dr. and Mrs. Kennicott return home, what is the response?

10. Mrs. Bogart raised her sons to be good Christian boys. How do they turn out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ambition is a human characteristic that causes people to act. Chronicle the ambition of those who appear in "Main Street" and how that ambition or lack of it affects the lifestyle they live.

Essay Topic 2

For a newcomer, communication can be confusing in Gopher Prairie, as much of what is said is delivered with a smile. Discuss the various forms of communication in Gopher Prairie and how these forms of communication manipulate the information being delivered.

Essay Topic 3

Upon moving to Gopher Prairie, Carol makes snap judgments about the citizens who live there, based on the words of a few.

Part 1) What misconceptions does Carol make about the citizens of Gopher Prairie?

Part 2) What are moments in the text where Carol realizes she was too hasty a judge?

Part 3) How does Carol's opinion of the citizens of Gopher Prairie change as she gets to know them?

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