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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. Which of the following is a side dish at Kismet’s second wedding reception?
2. What does Eric’s mother drink at Kismet’s second wedding reception?
3. Which of the following artist’s work is played at Kismet’s second wedding reception?
4. What flowers are on the tables at Kismet’s second wedding reception?
5. Who cuts in with Stockton as she dances with Kismet at her second wedding reception?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Eric’s speech at Gary’s second wedding reception cause unease?
2. What preempts the honeymoon plans made for Kismet and Gary?
3. What does Eric discuss with Kismet when he dances with her at her second wedding reception?
4. How does Kismet respond to her mother-in-law’s naming her?
5. How does Charley defuse the situation with Eric at Gary’s second wedding reception?
6. Why can most people not see where Winnie’s family farmstead had been?
7. Why does Hugo keep the bookstore open during Kismet’s second wedding reception?
8. What was the first job Crystal had in sugar production?
9. Why does Jeniver note Crystal’s case will be difficult?
10. Why does Dale work the worst parts of sugar beet hauling?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-titling scheme at work in The Mighty Red? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?
Essay Topic 2
To what extent does the novel stake out a political position? What position is it? What in the novel shows that position, and how does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Consider the setting of the novel. Could its events have happened in any other time than the book presents? Why or why not?
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