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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 harmful thing is Kate doing when she goes missing the second time on her first day?

2. What does Mother bake with nuts for Easter?

3. What does Jancsi call Kate when she follows him around?

4. What impresses Kate about Jancsi while he is teaching her?

5. Who do boys sprinkle things on at Easter time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disappoints Jancsi when he goes to pick up Kate?

2. What does Kate's egg for Jancsi have on it, and why?

3. What animal does Kate like best on the farm, and why?

4. Why can't Kate get down from the rafters?

5. Why does Kate have to be carried inside the house after her first riding lesson with Jancsi?

6. Why does Kate climb to the rafters?

7. How does Kate get to Jancsi's house?

8. What favor does Pista ask of Kate?

9. How does Jancsi learn most of his ranching skills?

10. What does the letter from Kate's father say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the plot of one of the Hungarian legends shared in this book, and give some reasons as to why this might have been seen as important enough to the author to include in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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