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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. How does Minha Mae describe giving dominion over yourself?

2. Who harms Sorrow in the first house she is in after her father dies?

3. What disease does Sorrow get while she is pregnant on the farm?

4. Who does Rebekka say will cure her?

5. Who does Malaik remind Florens of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Florens describe Rebekka after she recovers?

2. Why is Sorrow brought to the Vaark farm?

3. How does Scully try to help Florens after she comes back from the blacksmith's house?

4. What changes the relationship between Florens and the black smith?

5. Why does Florens refuse to run away with Sorrow?

6. How did Minha Mae get to the D'Ortega's land?

7. What is unique about how Florens writes what she chooses to write about?

8. What does Florens choose to write about?

9. Who is Malaik?

10. How was Sorrow raised?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the themes of slavery and freedom interconnect and move this plot along?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how did the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how did their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

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