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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rebekka not like about Summer in Virginia?
(a) The heat.
(b) The animals.
(c) The bugs.
(d) The humidity.

2. Who gives Florens a slate on which to write?
(a) Reverend Father.
(b) Minha mae.
(c) Nettle.
(d) Sorrow.

3. What was Rebekka doing when she was threatened by an animal?
(a) Reading.
(b) Bathing.
(c) Weeding.
(d) Planting.

4. Who once helped Rebekka carry a heavy bundle?
(a) A sailor.
(b) A train master.
(c) A politician.
(d) A slave.

5. What does Jacob make sure of before getting slaves?
(a) That they have had the measles.
(b) That they are orphans.
(c) That they are healthy.
(d) That they are Christians.

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

7. How old was Florens when she came to where she lives at the beginning of the book?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

8. How long of a walk is it from where Lina waits to the blacksmith?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 2 days.

9. Why does Florens not know what certain events meant to her in her life?
(a) She has a bad memory.
(b) She is not allowed to think much
(c) So much has happened to her.
(d) She is scared.

10. Where did Rebekka see a dead man who has haunted her?
(a) The gallows.
(b) A hospital.
(c) The stocks.
(d) A prison.

11. What does Lina sense when she first sees the blacksmith and Florens?
(a) He will help them.
(b) There will be trouble.
(c) They will be a good match.
(d) He will hurt them.

12. What does a boy in the forest offer Florens as she is heading for the blacksmith?
(a) Tobacco chew.
(b) A canteen.
(c) Some food.
(d) A book.

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

14. What kind of people did Rebekka avoid in Virginia?
(a) Savages.
(b) Religious people.
(c) Poor people.
(d) All of these.

15. Why does Florens wish Lina was with her as she heads to get the blacksmith?
(a) She is older and calm.
(b) She knows about being outdoors.
(c) She can cook.
(d) She is so weak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lina not like the Vaark house?

2. How did the villagers treat Sorrow?

3. Why couldn't Lina save her family?

4. Where does Florens live at the beginning of the book?

5. What hurts Lina's feelings when Rebekka is sick?

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