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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. Who calls Marton the Good Master?

2. What does Marton need to grind?

3. How does the rooster escape the well?

4. What does Marton say will keep the man dressed as Mikulas at his house?

5. What lessons does Kate teach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the family celebrate after the story about the rooster?

3. Why does the Sultan let the rooster into the treasury?

4. How does Jancsi help Kate when she goes swimming?

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

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

7. How does Kate get back home after the gypsies leave?

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

9. What does Kate hope will happen when her father visits?

10. Why does Marton grind his own wheat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Generosity is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Kate respond to being taught by Jancsi, and what does this reveal about the relationship between these cousins?

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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