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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. Who becomes the godmother of Celestine's baby?

2. Who joins the pilot who does the skywriting for the Beet Festival?

3. In Sita's hallucination, who sinks into the ground?

4. What is Russell Kashpaw doing in chapter 8?

5. Where does Karl go after leaving Wallace Pfef's house in chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Shumway send Dot to the "naughty box" in chapter 10?

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

3. What is Celestine's opinion of Mary's cooking, as stated in chapter 11? Why does she hold this opinion?

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

5. As discussed in chapter 8, why does Sita feel bad about her estrangement from the Catholic Church?

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

7. How does Mary normally behave during a children's party?

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

9. How does Wallace Pfef find out about the relationship between Celestine and Karl?

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

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

Compare and contrast Erdrich's sense of plot and narration in the following two scenes: when Mary has her accident in the ice and when Russell Kashpaw lights his menu on fire.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Wallace Pfef's "private disaster" and the aspects of his personality that contribute to it.

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