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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 has hurt Mary's business in recent years?
(a) Vegetarianism.
(b) Supermarkets.
(c) Health department inspections.
(d) Farmers' markets.

2. Sita reports in chapter 13 that she gave the sewing machine to whom?
(a) The Grinnes.
(b) The Johnsons.
(c) The worker from the Salvation Army.
(d) Her parents.

3. Despite Dot's story to Mary in chapter 10, where is the "naughty box"?
(a) In the principal's office.
(b) On the chalkboard.
(c) Behind the teacher's desk.
(d) In the hall.

4. Who is Wallace Pfef's favorite butcher shop employee?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Celestine.
(c) Pete.
(d) Mary.

5. Who is the main character of the last section of chapter 11, "The Birdorama"?
(a) Russell Kashpaw.
(b) Dot.
(c) Mary.
(d) Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace Pfef give Mary to drink in chapter 12?

2. What creature does Celestine see in the baby's hair at the end of chapter 9?

3. What does Mary report as burnt in the beginning of chapter 11?

4. Whom does Wallace Pfef imagine during the Christmas play?

5. As mentioned in chapter 10, who has "a face like Sitting Bull"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dot's appearance in costume as Joseph.

2. As discussed in chapter 10, to whom does Dot give the wheelchair? Why?

3. Describe Dot's appearance during the Beet Festival.

4. Describe Wallace Pfef's experience in organizing the Beet Festival.

5. Explain Mary's reaction to Celestine's Jell-O prank.

6. What happens between Mary and Mrs. Shumway in chapter 10?

7. Why does Jude Miller come to Argus in chapter 14?

8. How do Mary and Celestine deal with Sita's body?

9. Describe the setting of "Russell's Night" in chapter 8.

10. How does Celestine feel about the baby, Dot, in chapter 9?

(see the answer keys)

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