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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 crop had Happy Frechette picked?

2. Who is the first to offer a toast to Gary and Kismet at their second wedding reception?

3. Which direction does the front door of Kismet’s nuptial house face?

4. Which of the following is a side dish at Kismet’s second wedding reception?

5. Which of the following artist’s work is played at Kismet’s second wedding reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hugo and Kismet do on the night of her wedding?

2. How do Gary and his father relate to one another?

3. Why can most people not see where Winnie’s family farmstead had been?

4. What preempts the honeymoon plans made for Kismet and Gary?

5. Why does Hugo keep the bookstore open during Kismet’s second wedding reception?

6. Why does Dale work the worst parts of sugar beet hauling?

7. What rumor had attached itself to Crystal regarding her clothing?

8. Why do Winnie’s contemporaries favor the kind of small dogs she has?

9. Why are Gary’s groomsmen strained as his second wedding reception begins?

10. What does Gary’s father describe as his “farmer car” (207)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What character is the protagonist of The Mighty Red? How does the novel support such an assertion?

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

Sources attest to the presence of The Mighty Red on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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