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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 activity does Papa dream of doing?

2. What is Katrin's favorite candy?

3. Why do the children give Dagmar fifty cents?

4. What does Mama promise to the woman to cover the $75 she is short for the surgery?

5. Who does Aunt Elna end up moving in with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mama help Aunt Elna and Aunt Jenny?

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

3. What does Mama buy with her coat money?

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

5. Why does Cora call Nels "Nelson"?

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

7. Why does Mama go flying?

8. Why does Mama try to kill Uncle Elizabeth?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end of the book, Christine thinks she is dying after giving birth. How does Mama comfort Christine and make her realize she will not die? What do you imagine Mama said about being a mother? In your own words, what does being a mother mean to Mama?

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

The family met the Martin family towards the end of the book and were disgusted at how they treated one another. In what ways were the families different? Which family would you rather be a part of and why?

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