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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 word scares Carol in Chapter 3, Part III?
(a) Home.
(b) Children.
(c) Love.
(d) Marriage.

2. Carol asks for an allowance for what item?
(a) Lace.
(b) A dress.
(c) Make-up.
(d) Sugar.

3. Where does Dr. Kennicott take Carol at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Flying.
(c) To church.
(d) Riding.

4. What modern convenience does Dr. Kennicott recommend for the Dutch?
(a) Running water.
(b) Telephones.
(c) Heat.
(d) Computers.

5. In Chapter 13, what does Carol have an impulse to do, when talking to Guy Pollock?
(a) Pat his hair.
(b) Kiss him.
(c) Slap him.
(d) Cry with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does The Red Swede call the Jolly Seventeen?

2. Who arrives in town the same time that Carol does?

3. What color ties do the delinquents in town wear?

4. What is unique about the suit Carol wears in Chapter 9?

5. What does Dr. Kennicott encourage Carol to do to Gopher Prairie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Christmas holiday affect Carol?

2. Describe Carol's time in Washington.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, what does Carol worry about, in terms of her relationships in the town?

4. Why is Vida interested in Raymie?

5. What does Carol feel is missing in her marriage and how does she try to correct it?

6. How does the town react to the disastrous play performance?

7. When does Vida Sherwin's relationship with Carol become surprising?

8. Describe Main Street in Gopher Prairie.

9. Through what club does Carol first feel like she might be able to make a difference in Gopher Prairie?

10. Once Carol has her child, how does her life change?

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