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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. Which of the children has an operation in Chapter 3?

2. How much are the writing materials Katrin wants?

3. What is the name of Christine's hiding place?

4. Why is Katrin upset with her classmates during the reception?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Mr. Hyde a fraud?

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

3. How does Mama's Bank Account make the children feel?

4. Why does Katrin enter the writing contest?

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

6. What makes Miss Grimes such a mean woman?

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

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

9. What does Mama mean when she says that Mr. Hyde does not owe them anything?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the family's Norwegian culture play an important role throughout the novel? Does their cultural background add depth to the novel or is it unnecessary? Often times throughout the book the adults begin conversing in Norwegian. What is the importance of this?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the family lives in three different homes. Discuss the three homes by comparing their similarities and differences, and determine which home was most important to the family.

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