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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Florens want to accept what a boy in the woods offers her when she is heading for the blacksmith?

2. How did the villagers treat Sorrow?

3. What did Florens always want to wear as a child?

4. What is Florens doing at the beginning of the book?

5. How often does Florens get to talk to Reverend Father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jane described?

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

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

4. What slightly offends Lina while Rebekka is in her fever?

5. Why is Florens traded to Vaark?

6. How does Jacob Vaark feel about the D'Ortegas, and why?

7. What is Florens sent to do when Jacob dies, and why?

8. What does the boy in the forest do for Florens as she is heading for the black smith?

9. Why does Lina end up waiting in the woods for Florens?

10. What happens to Florens at Widow Ealing's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 3

Protection is a strong theme in this story. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

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