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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Lina save her family?
(a) She was too sick.
(b) She was chained up.
(c) She was too young.
(d) She was too scared.

2. What did Florens always want to wear as a child?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Pants.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Bonnets.

3. How does Rebekka feel about her marriage to Jacob?
(a) She is lucky.
(b) She pined for another man.
(c) She hated him.
(d) She got used to it.

4. How did Rebekka feel about her life at sea?
(a) She didn't like it.
(b) She was ashamed of it.
(c) She had good and bad days.
(d) She loved it.

5. What do some spirits supposedly guide?
(a) Virgins.
(b) All of these.
(c) Hunters.
(d) Warriors.

6. What illness does Rebekka have?
(a) Diptheria.
(b) Yellow Fever.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Malaria.

7. What about Virginia was unfamiliar to Rebekka?
(a) The birds.
(b) The animals.
(c) All of these.
(d) The religions.

8. What does Senhora have strong opinions about?
(a) Trade.
(b) Business.
(c) Traveling.
(d) Politics.

9. What did Rebekka have to learn from the locals before understanding them?
(a) How to cook.
(b) How to buy slaves.
(c) How to speak.
(d) How to pray.

10. Why is Florens sent to another slave owner?
(a) All of these.
(b) To free up space.
(c) To make money.
(d) To pay off a debt.

11. Where was Sorrow raised?
(a) Africa.
(b) The south.
(c) The sea.
(d) The north.

12. What did Jacob build for his new bride?
(a) A wind mill.
(b) A bed.
(c) A stable.
(d) A cabin.

13. How did the villagers treat Florens?
(a) They were kind.
(b) They were lewd.
(c) They were ambivalent.
(d) They were cruel.

14. What did Jacob not agree with in the government?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The laws of slavery.
(c) The brewing war.
(d) The National Bank.

15. Where did Rebekka take refuge after moving to Virginia?
(a) Her books.
(b) The fields.
(c) The docks.
(d) Her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Florens so excited to go get the blacksmith for Rebekka?

2. Who told Florens about the protector spirits?

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

4. What animal once threatened Rebekka?

5. What does Lina teach Florens about men?

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