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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 escorts Eric out of Gary’s second wedding reception?

2. How deep was the homestead topsoil on the Geist farm?

3. With which of the following does Part Four: Honeymoon begin?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Happy Frechette earned her fortune?

2. What is Kismet’s favorite thing?

3. Why is Bev excluded from Kismet’s second wedding reception?

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

5. What, for Kismet, is the signal that her youth is ended?

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

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

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

9. What does Eric discuss with Kismet when he dances with her at her second wedding reception?

10. Why is lambsquarters considered the Prince of Greens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the setting of the novel. Could its events have happened in any other time than the book presents? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Typically, an epigraph is expected to speak to or set the tone for the work it introduces. Does the epigraph of The Mighty Red do so for the present novel? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

With which of the characters in the novel do you most identify? What in the novel and your experience prompts that identification? How does it do so?

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