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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Florens say is good about working iron?
(a) It is widely used.
(b) It is close to the surface.
(c) It is very valuable.
(d) It is easile molded.

2. How did the villagers treat Florens?
(a) They were lewd.
(b) They were ambivalent.
(c) They were kind.
(d) They were cruel.

3. How is Lina different from other slaves?
(a) She is very old.
(b) She is Native American.
(c) She looks white.
(d) She was born in Africa.

4. How long of a walk is it from where Lina waits to the blacksmith?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

5. What happens when Rebekka's fever gets worse?
(a) She gets a bad cough.
(b) She sees hallucinations.
(c) She slips into a coma.
(d) She goes blind.

6. What are the D'Oretgas known for?
(a) Their riches.
(b) Their cruelty.
(c) Their greed.
(d) Their intelligence.

7. Who gives Florens a slate on which to write?
(a) Minha mae.
(b) Reverend Father.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Nettle.

8. What language is minha mae?
(a) Portugese.
(b) German.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

9. What animal once threatened Rebekka?
(a) A moose.
(b) A snake.
(c) A cougar.
(d) A coyote.

10. Why does Florens not think a spirit will protect her?
(a) She doesn't have enough faith.
(b) She doesn't know how to pray to them.
(c) She is none of the people they protect.
(d) She is not Native American.

11. How does Rebekka know she is ill?
(a) She has sores in her mouth.
(b) She is tired.
(c) She gets a rash.
(d) Her hair is falling out.

12. What kind of people did Rebekka avoid in Virginia?
(a) All of these.
(b) Poor people.
(c) Religious people.
(d) Savages.

13. What made Rebekka and Jacob's relationship so hard at the beginning of their marriage?
(a) They could not have a baby.
(b) They were far away from family.
(c) Jacob had to travel for work.
(d) They were very poor.

14. What changed Lina's opinions of Jacob?
(a) When he had a child.
(b) When he became a farmer.
(c) When he got married.
(d) When he started buying slaves.

15. What skills does Lina say she had to hone to survive on the farm?
(a) House skills.
(b) Trust skills.
(c) Hermit skills.
(d) Memory skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Florens when she came to where she lives at the beginning of the book?

2. Who does Florens miss most when she is given to another slave owner?

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

4. How does Lina act around the other slaves?

5. Where was Sorrow raised?

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