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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. As which of the following does Hugo describe mildew?

2. In what month does Part Two: Vows begin?

3. How many millions of dollars does the local church lose to Martin?

4. Which of the local priest’s vestments did he overtighten?

5. By which of the following does Gary drive en route to proposing to Kismet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fate does Kismet imagine for Gary immediately after wedding him?

2. Ultimately, why does Kismet proceed to marry Gary?

3. What makes the Red River of the North opaque?

4. How does Stockton regard boredom?

5. Why does Gary fret about the size of his genitals?

6. How does Kismet’s high school career end?

7. What sends Hugo to the principal’s office to sit beside Kismet?

8. Why does Kismet let the current of the Red River take her?

9. Why is Gary’s smile perfect?

10. What fate does Kismet imagine for Gary on the steps of the church outside their wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first names and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does The Mighty Red bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the back-matter of the novel. What functions does it serve? What effects does it have for the reader? How are those functions served and effects achieved?

Essay Topic 3

What attitude towards intoxicants does the novel display? How does it make that attitude clear?

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