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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. Where does Mama count the family's money every week?

2. What is the name of the school the girls attend?

3. What is the name of Katrin's teacher?

4. How does Mama prefer to clean floors?

5. Which character does Uncle Chris sing to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Papa want to buy the chicken ranch?

2. What is the purpose of The Little Bank?

3. Does Katrin enjoy her first day at Winford?

4. Why does Mama want to move to the Steiner Street house immediately?

5. How does Carmelita help Katrin for the writing contest?

6. How does Katrin plan to keep the meat balls hot enough for an after school reception?

7. What two tricks does Mama play on the nurses to sneak in to see her child?

8. How does Mama save the day at the reception?

9. What do the other classmates do when they hear about the items that Katrin and Carmelita have brought to the reception?

10. How does Mama's Bank Account make the children feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the family's Norwegian culture play an important role throughout the novel? Does their cultural background add depth to the novel or is it unnecessary? Often times throughout the book the adults begin conversing in Norwegian. What is the importance of this?

Essay Topic 2

There is an old saying "hindsight is 20/20" meaning that looking back, people can always see clearly and probably avoid many mistakes in life. Discuss two or three instances from the novel where a character could have changed his or her actions if he or she would have seen the outcome beforehand, and explain how the actions would have changed and why.

Essay Topic 3

Christine and Katrin, although sisters, are very different girls. Provide three similarities and differences in the characters, and determine which one you would rather be like, and explain why.

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