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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Florens try to sleep while heading to get the blacksmith?
(a) A tree.
(b) A ditch.
(c) An abandoned warehouse.
(d) A barn.

2. Why does Florens think of the time Rebekka was threatened by an animal?
(a) She thinks she hears a coyote close.
(b) She understands the situation now.
(c) It showed her Rebekka's heart.
(d) It has scarred her.

3. What does minha mae mean?
(a) The beacon.
(b) My watcher.
(c) The light.
(d) My mother.

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

5. What does Florens say is good about working iron?
(a) It is easile molded.
(b) It is close to the surface.
(c) It is very valuable.
(d) It is widely used.

6. What does Reverend always say is the best hope?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Communion.
(c) Scriptures.
(d) Faith.

7. Why does Lina not like the Vaark house?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It has 3 stories.
(c) It used up 50 trees.
(d) It is in a strange fashion.

8. What happens when Rebekka's fever gets worse?
(a) She sees hallucinations.
(b) She slips into a coma.
(c) She goes blind.
(d) She gets a bad cough.

9. How often does Florens get to talk to Reverend Father?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Twice a month.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Once a month.

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

11. Where does Lina wait when Florens goes for the black smith?
(a) The house.
(b) The wagon.
(c) The woods.
(d) The railroad station.

12. What does Florens help boil in big vats?
(a) Nuts.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Plums.
(d) Cotton.

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

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

15. From what disease does Jacob die?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Typhoid Fever.
(d) Measles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Rebekka when she set out into the world?

3. What was Rebekka doing when she was threatened by an animal?

4. Why is Minha Mae not sent with Florens when she is sent to another slave owner?

5. Why is Florens sent to get the blacksmith for Rebekka?

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