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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. How many other boys join Jack in harassing one of the slaves?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. When did Grandmother Wainwright marry into the Wainwright family?
(a) 1806.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1799.

3. At what plantation does Jeb Martin's father work?
(a) Davidson.
(b) Christianson.
(c) Williams.
(d) Phillips.

4. How often is Mattie allowed to have her clothes laundered at the Big House?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Every other week.
(c) Twice a month.
(d) Once a week.

5. How long has Jeb Martin been at the Anderson plantation?
(a) 20 months.
(b) About a year and a half.
(c) 2 years.
(d) Less than a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the oldest white family in the valley?

2. What work does Emanuel do on the plantation?

3. What is the year in Chapter 5?

4. Who helps Lisbeth get water and salve for Mattie?

5. How old is Mattie in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What privilege is Mattie given after Elizabeth is three-months-old?

2. Why isn't Mrs. Ann in charge of the house since she is the mistress of the house?

3. What was the history of Mattie's family?

4. Why does Samuel's Sunday visit do nothing to diminish Mattie's anxiety about her son?

5. What does Emmanuel want to do every spring and why?

6. How does Mattie respond when Lisbeth tells her she found the first crocus?

7. How does Lisbeth get Jack and his friends to stop harassing Samuel?

8. Why does Emily come to get Mattie in Chapter 1?

9. Who will take care of Mattie's son, Samuel, while she is gone?

10. Why does Mattie think she is wanted in the drawing room in Chapter 11?

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