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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. In Chapter 10, why do ranchers fight Messmore Garret?

2. What does Mervin Wendell fall ill from in Chapter 13?

3. What does Alex Dumire offer the Wendells?

4. Where does Tranquilino Marquez say he was forced to work?

5. Who does Dumire request to meet with as he is dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do sugar beets cause problems for the people of Centennial?

2. What happens as soon as the Wendells arrive in Centennial?

3. How is Levi's death revealed in Chapter 11?

4. Why does Phillip Wendell not sell his land in Chapter 13?

5. Why doesn't Finlay Perkin turn Seccumbe in?

6. What happens to Jim after he asks Clemma to marry him?

7. How does Charlotte stop Clemma from interfering with her marriage to Jim?

8. What is the appeal behind dry farming?

9. What happens of Soren Sorenson's body?

10. How does Brumbaugh help Tranquilino in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do women in play in this novel? How do they help to develop the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of stealing in "Centennial."

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of hard work vs. fate as it is presented in "Centennial."

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