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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the blacksmith do when he returns to his home with Florens there?
(a) Kisses Florens.
(b) Goes to bed.
(c) Slaps Florens.
(d) Slaps Malaik.

2. How does Minha Mae describe being given dominion over someone else?
(a) A hard thing.
(b) A good thing.
(c) A wrong thing.
(d) A wicked thing.

3. Who dug Jacob's grave?
(a) Nobody.
(b) His slaves.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Jacob.

4. Who does Rebekka say will cure her?
(a) The black smith.
(b) Jacob.
(c) God.
(d) Her baby.

5. Where does Lina like to sleep when it is hot?
(a) A tent.
(b) The cottage.
(c) Outside.
(d) The big house.

6. What does Rebekka call Sorrow while she is sick?
(a) Retard.
(b) Sissy.
(c) Slut.
(d) Ninny.

7. What crops do the D'Ortegas grow?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Beets.

8. Who harms Sorrow in the first house she is in after her father dies?
(a) Herself.
(b) The uncle.
(c) The son.
(d) The father.

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

10. What does the blacksmith call Florens before she leaves his house?
(a) A silly girl.
(b) A slave.
(c) A sweet thing.
(d) A whore.

11. What does Sorrow's imaginary friend do that makes her happy?
(a) Calls her by her given name.
(b) Cheers her up.
(c) Tells her about the sea.
(d) Sings her songs.

12. What does Florens think of Rebekka's requests when she is back on the farm?
(a) They are not fair.
(b) They are simple.
(c) They are strange.
(d) They are men's work.

13. How does Minha Mae describe giving dominion over yourself?
(a) A wrong thing.
(b) A wicked thing.
(c) A hard thing.
(d) A good thing.

14. What does Lina write when she is back at the farm?
(a) Her story.
(b) A suicide note.
(c) Her sale deed.
(d) A letter.

15. What makes the blacksmith bleed when Florens fights with him?
(a) A knife.
(b) Her teeth.
(c) A hammer.
(d) The tongs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Florens's father?

2. What is the name of Sorrow's imaginary friend?

3. What is Florens covered in when she returns from the blacksmith's house?

4. What did Minha Mae like about Jacob?

5. How does Minha May say Vaark treated Florens?

(see the answer keys)

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