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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 Alexandra say she envies about Carl's life?

2. What does Alexandra hope Emil will do when he is older?

3. Where do Marie and Emil meet to talk about Bohemians?

4. What kind of girl does Amedee tell Carl to marry?

5. What keeps eating Frank's wheat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Lou and Oscar say to Alexandra about Carl while he is visiting the French country?

2. What makes Frank furious when he reads the newspaper in Part 2, Chapter 8?

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

4. What do Alexandra's brothers say about Carl as they leave the family dinner?

5. How did Frank and Marie meet?

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

7. What kind of hardships has John Bergson faced in his attempts at farming?

8. How do Carl and Alexandra spend their days while Carl is visiting?

9. What does Alexandra say to her mother to calm her fears about losing her farm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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