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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. Who is Frank?

2. Which child wants to become a nurse?

3. Why does Mama buy Christine a plaid dress?

4. What does Mama buy with her coat money?

5. What does Mama try to do to the cat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the Martin family different from Mama's family?

2. Why do the aunts and uncles give Mama money before she asks them for help?

3. Why is Katrin upset when she learns how Mama has paid for her graduation present?

4. How are the boarders "part of the family"?

5. Why does Katrin get fired from her job?

6. Why do the aunts and uncles come over when Papa goes to the hospital?

7. Why does Mama think it is bad for Dagmar to think Mama performed a miracle?

8. Why does Mama go flying?

9. Why does Papa tell Mr. Kenmore he can not go flying?

10. Why does Mrs. Beauchamp handle Dr. Beauchamp's accounting needs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is an old saying "hindsight is 20/20" meaning that looking back, people can always see clearly and probably avoid many mistakes in life. Discuss two or three instances from the novel where a character could have changed his or her actions if he or she would have seen the outcome beforehand, and explain how the actions would have changed and why.

Essay Topic 2

Is Katrin a good girl or a bad girl? What types of things does she do throughout the book to make her good or bad?

Essay Topic 3

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

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