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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. In what year is Part Four: Honeymoon set?

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

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

4. How deep had the Red River topsoil gone?

5. What does Kismet notice on Winnie’s cutlery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eric’s speech at Gary’s second wedding reception cause unease?

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

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

5. How does Charley defuse the situation with Eric at Gary’s second wedding reception?

6. What worry does Winnie have about Kismet?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, the lengths of chapters influence reading. What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

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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