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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 does Ivar live next to?

2. Who asks Emil to talk at the upcoming dance in Part 2?

3. What about Alexandria causes a man to flirt with her at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Carl plan to train himself to do?

5. Where did Marie's father send her to stop her from seeing Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carl witness between Marie and Emil one morning while walking alone?

2. What happens when Alexandra sees Carl in the garden?

3. What question does Alexandra ask Ivar about her hogs, and what is his response?

4. What does Carl do to cheer Alexandria up when she returns home at the beginning of the book?

5. What is Frank upset about when he comes home while Carl and Alexandra are visiting?

6. How does Carl tell Alexandra he feels about his life?

7. What does Alexandra say about her family when her farm hands criticize them for disagreeing with her?

8. How is Lou described by the author?

9. How has Alexandra's plan come to fruition at the beginning of Part 2?

10. What caused John's father's disgrace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Alexandra presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around her?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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