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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Amedee's pain?
(a) A ruptured appendix.
(b) A digestive disease.
(c) A spider bite.
(d) A gangrenous cut.

2. What does Frank take with him when he goes searching for Emil and Marie?
(a) A whip.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His pistol.
(d) An axe.

3. What does Alexandra do after the deaths of Marie and Emil?
(a) Wanders graveyards.
(b) Rocks in a chair.
(c) Walks around the lake.
(d) Stays in her room.

4. Who tells Alexandra about Emil's death?
(a) Frank.
(b) Lou.
(c) Ivar.
(d) Oscar.

5. What does Marie ask Emil to do for her after the wedding of Alexandra's personal servant?
(a) Go away.
(b) Run away with her.
(c) Forgive her.
(d) Make his fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Marie wish she had heard the news of Amedee's pain from?

2. Who supports Amedee when he collapses?

3. Whom does Emil notice is missing from church after Amedee's death?

4. Whom does Oscar blame for Emil's death?

5. Whom does Alexandra say is the only friend she has besides Carl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Emil and Marie were shot?

2. What does Marie think about when she sees Frank's old cane?

3. What did Frank do when he came home from drinking after Amedee's death?

4. Why did Carl never respond to Alexandra's letter to him?

5. What does Emil do after leaving church after Amedee's death?

6. What happens to Amedee when Emil is about to leave for Omaha?

7. What does Carl say to Alexandra before he leaves her?

8. Whom does Alexandra say are her only friends?

9. Why does Alexandra feel safe marrying Carl?

10. What does Frank say to Alexandra when she comes to see him in prison?

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