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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. What does Ivar tell Alexandra he is afraid of?

3. What did Alexandra install at her farm that was the first in the region?

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

5. What major new service is available in the area in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alexandra tell Carl is the key to her success with the land?

3. Why do Lou and Oscar take credit for the success of the farm?

4. What does Amedee tell Emil he should do to be happy?

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

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

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

8. What is the common view of Emil in Part 2, and why is this so surprising?

9. Why did Marie's father not like Frank, and what did he do to get her to stop seeing Frank?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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