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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 Kate do during the stampede?

2. What does the rooster eat at the beehive?

3. How many sheep does Marton offer the gypsies?

4. Who helps Kate with her goal while the crops mature?

5. Why is something scarce during the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens just after Mother tells the story about the rooster?

2. Why does Marton decide to hold a round-up?

3. What trouble does Kate cause at the circus?

4. What do Jancsi and Kate ask Mikulas to do with what he brought them?

5. Why do the gypsies always come at harvest time?

6. Why does Arpad not want the children to help with the round-up?

7. What does Kate want Csaba to do?

8. What does Jancsi do during the stampede?

9. What lands does Prince Matyas go to?

10. Why does Marton call the man who buys his horses a fool?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a few different social and political ideals mentioned and discussed in this book. What were some of these ideals, and how did their presence in the book affect the main characters?

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

Marton endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

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