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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. How much does the person Mama goes to see want to charge for the surgery?

2. Which two men are doctors?

3. What school is Katrin going to for her "High" education?

4. How is Mama able to come up with money to pay for the surgery?

5. Why is Katrin fired from her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Katrin want a graduation present?

2. What does Mama buy with her coat money?

3. How does Mama barter with Mrs. Beauchamp to pay for the surgery?

4. Why does Peder marry a woman from Oslo instead of Elna?

5. Why is Mama understanding when Katrin tells her that she has stolen candy from the drugstore?

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

7. Why does Nels break up with Cora?

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

9. Why is Mama upset with Christine's choice to work?

10. Why does Christine come back to San Francisco to have her baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nels, Dagmar, and Katrin each have passions. Whether it be medicine, writing, or animals, Mama always supports these passions. Explain how Mama allowed each to grow their passions throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Life is often about learning lessons and throughout the book, the children learn many valuable lessons. Explain two to three lessons the children learn and how they grow from such experiences.

Essay Topic 3

Uncle Chris is a man who is disliked by much of his family for his strict and mean-hearted ways. When Uncle Chris passes, the family realizes that he may not have been as evil as they all thought. How was Uncle Chris' story ironic, and would the family have had different feelings towards him if they would have known the truth about him when he was alive?

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