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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. In Chapter 13, what does Carol have an impulse to do, when talking to Guy Pollock?

2. What does Stewart Snyder suggest Carol would be good at being?

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

4. What modern convenience does Dr. Kennicott recommend for the Dutch?

5. During Chapter 5, Dr. Kennicott asks a farmer's wife for what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Carol choose not to plan for a new home?

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

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

5. When Carol visits Minneapolis, she is worried that the porter at the hotel thinks she is what? Why is this significant?

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

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

8. Through what club does Carol first feel like she might be able to make a difference in Gopher Prairie?

9. What is the reaction of the town when Bea and Olaf die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Carol feels she is doing what she can to befriend the people of Gopher Prairie, some of her actions seem like insults to the locals.

Part1) Identify these actions.

Part 2) Discuss how they appear to those in Gopher Prairie.

Part 3) Analyze Carol's intentions.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

"Main Street" is set in a time period where women begin to have freedom and options other than marriage. Analyze the various women who appear in the first several chapters of "Main Street" and how they reflect the time period of the novel.

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