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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Florens so excited to go get the blacksmith for Rebekka?
(a) He can save her master.
(b) He is her lover.
(c) She will get to see her mother.
(d) She wants to leave the farm.

2. What does Florens help boil in big vats?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Nuts.
(c) Plums.
(d) Cotton.

3. How does Lina act around the other slaves?
(a) She flirts with the men.
(b) She keeps to herself.
(c) She is arrogant.
(d) She is kind and loving.

4. Where was Sorrow raised?
(a) Africa.
(b) The sea.
(c) The south.
(d) The north.

5. What vow did Lina take after living with the Vaarks?
(a) To never love again.
(b) To never abandon someone she cherishes.
(c) To never forget her past.
(d) To never cause trouble or get beat.

6. What about Virginia was unfamiliar to Rebekka?
(a) All of these.
(b) The birds.
(c) The animals.
(d) The religions.

7. How is the blacksmith different from other black men?
(a) He can read.
(b) He was born in America.
(c) He is educated.
(d) He is free.

8. How does Florens describe Rebekka?
(a) Sweet.
(b) Lovely.
(c) Praiseworthy.
(d) Noble.

9. Where did Rebekka meet Lina?
(a) A train station.
(b) Virginia.
(c) At sea.
(d) Washington D.C.

10. Why is Florens sent to another slave owner?
(a) All of these.
(b) To pay off a debt.
(c) To free up space.
(d) To make money.

11. How old was Rebekka when she set out into the world?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

12. With whom does Lina have a close friendship?
(a) Sully.
(b) Rebekka.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Florens.

13. What does Lina teach Florens about men?
(a) They can be loving and cruel.
(b) They can not be trusted.
(c) They are powerful and cruel.
(d) They are all different.

14. What does Reverend always say is the second best hope?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Scriptures.
(c) Faith.
(d) Communion.

15. Who told Florens about the protector spirits?
(a) Rebekka.
(b) Lina.
(c) Minha Mae.
(d) Sully.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Florens say Rebekka sometimes slaps her slaves?

2. What does Jacob fear when he comes to his farm?

3. What are the D'Oretgas known for?

4. What does Lina sense when she first sees the blacksmith and Florens?

5. What does a boy in the forest offer Florens as she is heading for the blacksmith?

(see the answer keys)

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