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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. To what song does Kismet dance the second dance at her second wedding reception?

2. For what motel does Martin head after his first bank robbery?

3. What color tuxedo do Gary’s groomsmen wear?

4. What color of paint had Crystal used on her walls?

5. Who cuts in with Stockton as she dances with Kismet at her second wedding reception?

Short Essay Questions

1. What worry does Winnie have about Kismet?

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

3. How does Kismet respond to her mother-in-law’s naming her?

4. Why does Jeniver note Crystal’s case will be difficult?

5. What was the first job Crystal had in sugar production?

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

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

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

9. Why does Gary’s father exert himself at Gary’s second wedding reception?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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

Overall, what is the most important theme of The Mighty Red. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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