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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jimmy's pet name for Sita?
(a) "Snookums."
(b) "Baby darling."
(c) "Cakes."
(d) "Sweetheart."

2. What is the name of the aunt mentioned in "The Branch"?
(a) Esther.
(b) Fritzie.
(c) Adelaide.
(d) Celestine.

3. What does Adelaide steal from the landlady in chapter 1?
(a) A silver tea set.
(b) A bank bag full of money.
(c) A sack of potatoes.
(d) Twelve spoons.

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

5. Who takes classes at The Dorothy Ludlow Evening School of Charm?
(a) Sita.
(b) Mary.
(c) Celestine.
(d) Adelaide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose menu catches on fire?

2. Where does Sita move in chapter 4?

3. What town is mentioned in the first sentence of "The Branch"?

4. Who grows a container garden?

5. What is Mary's favorite topic of discussion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sita's experience in Minneapolis in chapter 5.

2. Why does Karl run back to the train at the end of "The Branch"?

3. In chapter 7, why does Wallace Pfef want to see Mary?

4. Explain the town's reaction to Mary's accident in the ice in chapter 2.

5. Describe Chez Sita.

6. How does The Air Seeder work?

7. Describe Fleur Pillager, her possessions, and her job.

8. Why does Karl make a note of the change on the table in chapter 6 when he and Wallace Pfef are having drinks?

9. Describe Mary's one attempt at romance.

10. Describe Sita's relationship with Jimmy in chapter 5.

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