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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. What is the one thing Kate wishes she had at the farm?

2. When will Kate's father come to visit?

3. Who helps Kate with her goal while the crops mature?

4. What is Matyi's job?

5. What does Kate tell Mikulas to do with what he has brought her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Matyas learn that the truth to immortality is?

2. Who is Mikulas?

3. What does Kate hope will happen when her father visits?

4. How does Kate get back home after the gypsies leave?

5. What is the big surprise Marton has for Mikulas Day?

6. Why does the Sultan let the rooster into the treasury?

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

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

9. Why does Marton call the man who buys his horses a fool?

10. What does Kate want Csaba to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There were a few different social and political ideals mentioned and discussed in this book. What were some of these ideals, and how did their presence in the book affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role did discipline play in this book, and how was this important theme presented by the author and the main characters?

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