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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Florens say there are too many of in her life?
(a) Souls.
(b) Signs.
(c) People.
(d) Tragedies.

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

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

4. Why is Minha Mae not sent with Florens when she is sent to another slave owner?
(a) Florens doesn't want her.
(b) Her baby is breastfeeding.
(c) She is very sick.
(d) Florens is worth enough.

5. Why does Jacob take Florens with him?
(a) All of these.
(b) He paid for her.
(c) He wants to save her.
(d) He is owed some debt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jacob Vaark live?

2. What does Reverend always say is the second best hope?

3. What changes Jacob's demeanor?

4. What kind of people did Rebekka avoid in Virginia?

5. How does Rebekka know she is ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Ney brothers do to Florens and Lina?

2. How did Rebekka's father feel about her as a young woman?

3. How does Florens feel when she finally arrives at the blacksmith's house?

4. How does Jacob change, and what causes these changes?

5. How does Florens prefer to communicate, and why?

6. What causes Jacob to be so confused before his death?

7. What happens on the farm after Jacob dies?

8. Why does Rebekka have no children?

9. Why is Florens traded to Vaark?

10. How does Florens feel about the task she is given after Jacob's death?

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