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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Karl not to be able to tell his rescuer what happened?
(a) A gag.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pain.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. What is the name of the person who rescues Karl?
(a) Fleur Pillager.
(b) Giles Saint Ambrose.
(c) Canute.
(d) Celestine.

3. To whom does Catherine Miller confess about the baby Jude, as discussed in chapter 5?
(a) Father Lawrence.
(b) Her financial advisor.
(c) Father Flo.
(d) The police.

4. Whom does Karl meet in chapter 4?
(a) Jude Miller.
(b) Adelaide.
(c) Russell Kashpaw.
(d) Fritzie.

5. Where does Celestine work?
(a) The library.
(b) The telephone company.
(c) The school.
(d) Argus's bakery.

6. Where is Wallace Pfef from?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Sioux Falls.
(c) Fargo.
(d) Argus.

7. How old is the boy in the first paragraph of "The Branch"?
(a) Eight.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Sixteen.

8. Who moves south in chapter 4?
(a) Celestine.
(b) Russell Kashpaw.
(c) Fritzie and Pete.
(d) Karl.

9. Who breaks the tree in "The Branch"?
(a) Karl.
(b) Fritzie.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Mary.

10. What does Adelaide buy for Karl in chapter 1?
(a) A pair of roller skates.
(b) A pocket knife.
(c) A cap gun.
(d) A whistle.

11. Who suffers headaches as a result of flood damage?
(a) Fritzie.
(b) Sita.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Celestine.

12. What is Mary's favorite topic of discussion?
(a) Beef.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sports.
(d) Robots.

13. What color are Mary's eyes?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Light brown.

14. How do the characters in the first paragraph of "The Branch" travel?
(a) By train.
(b) On foot.
(c) In a car.
(d) By plane.

15. What can one see from the window of Karl's hotel room?
(a) The parking lot.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) The courtyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sita buy at the pawn shop?

2. What color dress do Sita and Mary wear on the first day of school?

3. What kind of shop does the aunt own?

4. Where does Karl run at the end of "The Branch"?

5. Where does Karl's rescuer leave him?

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