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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 item acts as a sense of security for the children?

2. Where does Mama count the family's money every week?

3. How does Uncle Chris make his money?

4. Who prays every morning so Katrin will hopefully get the money she needs?

5. How many free months of rent does the family receive from the Sondermans?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the family able to afford the Steiner Street house?

2. How does Carmelita help Katrin for the writing contest?

3. What is unusual about the way that Uncle Chris spends his money?

4. What two tricks does Mama play on the nurses to sneak in to see her child?

5. What do the other classmates do when they hear about the items that Katrin and Carmelita have brought to the reception?

6. Why is Uncle Chris called "the black Norwegian"?

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

8. How does the family feel about how Uncle Chris spends his money?

9. Does Katrin enjoy her first day at Winford?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are Katrin's school friends similar to the aunts? What changes do each group go through during the novel to make them good and/or evil?

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

There is a common theme throughout the novel of anything being possible when it comes to family. Mama often says "is good" or "all is good." What does she mean by this statement, and why is it repeated throughout the book? Describe two or three instances when a family member shows that he or she will do anything to protect or show love for another family member.

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