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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. What is mentioned as a WPA project?

2. What is the name of the restaurant that Sita opens in chapter 7?

3. What is the name of the father of Karl and Mary?

4. Who helps Sita and Celestine at the butcher shop?

5. To what is the train compared in the beginning of chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Wallace Pfef's vision for the sugar beet, as described in chapter 6?

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

3. How does the empty jewel box in chapter 1 shape Mary's character?

4. Describe Celestine's appearance, as related in chapter 2.

5. How does Karl act when he meets Jude Miller? Why?

6. Describe Argus, as pictured in "The Branch."

7. Why does Martin Miller keep Mary's baby brother?

8. Why does Karl hurt himself jumping on the bed in chapter 6?

9. In "The Branch," why do the children come to Argus?

10. Describe the children's experience on the train in "The Branch."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mrs. Waldvogel in as much detail as possible and discuss her importance in Sita's life.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Erdrich's use of dialogue in the scene in which Karl and Wallace Pfef meet.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least three of the conflicts surrounding the Beet Festival and how they are interrelated. Support your thoughts with details that you remember from the novel.

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