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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. How does the rooster escape the well?

2. What does Marton call Kate when he sees her surprise for him on the day of the fair?

3. How does Jancsi spend his money at the fair?

4. What is the rooster doing when he finds the diamond?

5. Why is something scarce during the summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trouble does Kate cause at the circus?

2. What does Jancsi spend his money on at the fair?

3. Why does Arpad not want the children to help with the round-up?

4. What do Jancsi and Kate ask Mikulas to do with what he brought them?

5. What happens just after Mother tells the story about the rooster?

6. Why does Marton grind his own wheat?

7. What do the gypsies steal from Marton's ranch?

8. What lands does Prince Matyas go to?

9. Why does the man who buys Marton's horses call him a fool?

10. What does Kate want Csaba to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens on Mikulas Day, and how are these events significant to Kate?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Kate sent to live with Marton, and how are these purposes fulfilled?

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