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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 does Nels do the night the boys get into trouble for breaking into a store?

2. What is Uncle Chris' nickname among family members?

3. Who leaves Mama a check?

4. The narrator, Katrin, decides to change her name to what?

5. What does Mama have for lunch in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Miss Grimes such a mean woman?

2. How does Mama save the day at the reception?

3. Why is the family so unhappy at the chicken ranch?

4. Why does Mama want to see her child in the hospital after the operation?

5. Why is the school holding a reception?

6. What is the purpose of The Little Bank?

7. Why is Mama not mad when Katrin has to ask for the money to pay for the writing brochures?

8. Why does Katrin need to come up with $7.00?

9. Why does Mama want to move to the Steiner Street house immediately?

10. How does Katrin plan to keep the meat balls hot enough for an after school reception?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Christine and Katrin, although sisters, are very different girls. Provide three similarities and differences in the characters, and determine which one you would rather be like, and explain why.

Essay Topic 2

Why is school so important to Mama and Papa? Would they be proud of their children if they chose not to go to school?

Essay Topic 3

Education plays an important role throughout the book. Mama values education and wants the best for her children. Why is education so important to Mama and do the children feel the same way about education? How do Mama and Papa show the reader how much they value education? Provide examples.

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