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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sorrow not allowed to use?
(a) The sewing machine.
(b) The fireplace.
(c) Knives.
(d) A fork.

2. What does minha mae mean?
(a) The light.
(b) My mother.
(c) My watcher.
(d) The beacon.

3. How does Sorrow act towards her child when it is born?
(a) Absently.
(b) Strangely.
(c) Desperately.
(d) Angrily.

4. What does Florens say about those who claim rule over her?
(a) She doesn't have to follow them.
(b) She is nothing to them.
(c) She was meant to be with them.
(d) She owes them her life.

5. Who does Florens miss most when she is given to another slave owner?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her lover.
(c) Her Reverend.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crops do the D'Ortegas grow?

2. What about Virginia was unfamiliar to Rebekka?

3. What does Jacob tell D'Oretgas that he refuses to trade for money?

4. What happened to Malaik's parents?

5. Where does Florens live at the beginning of the book?

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