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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of glasses does Carol have to wear?

2. What do Bea and her son fall ill with?

3. In Chapter 16, what is Carol's personal mantra?

4. How many hours was Carol in labor?

5. How does Gopher Prairie feel about the Great War, when it begins?

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

Choose from one of the following characters. Determine which character is the most toxic to Carol and why.

Part 1) Dr. Kennicott.

Part 2) Mrs. Bogart.

Part 3) Vida.

Essay Topic 3

Carol is the main character in the novel "Main Street" and goes through many changes throughout the story. Who is Carol...

Part 1) When she first arrives in Gopher Prairie?

Part 2) When she leaves for D.C.?

Part 3) When she returns to Gopher Prairie?

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