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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gerant's father?
(a) Monsieur Derbanne.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Eugene.
(d) Gerasime.

2. Who does Madame Derbanne chastise at the beginning of the book?
(a) Gerasime.
(b) Narcisse.
(c) Elisabeth.
(d) Monsieur Derbanne.

3. Why does Clement throw a chair out of the boat?
(a) To lighten the boat.
(b) To hold on to and float.
(c) To test the current.
(d) To get the chair to shore.

4. What does Clement almost get caught in while on the river?
(a) A log jam.
(b) A sand bar.
(c) A whirlpool.
(d) Nothing.

5. Why does Joseph move Emily to a house that is isolated on a tract of land?
(a) He has married a white woman.
(b) He thinks she is too uppity.
(c) He is worried about her safety.
(d) He is angry that she has been with another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Suzette say is all Eugene has done for her?

2. Who is often loaned to other plantation to provide music?

3. With whom does Narcisse say Suzette can be placed?

4. How many slaves must a man own in order to be draft exempt?

5. Where had Joseph been during the days of slavery?

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