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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. What does Florens say is a good sign from ancestors?
(a) Nimble fingers.
(b) Calm nights.
(c) Owls appearing.
(d) Steady work.

2. Where does Florens learn the Nicene Creed?
(a) Her lover.
(b) The Reverend.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Her mother.

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

4. Why doesn't Florens want to accept what a boy in the woods offers her when she is heading for the blacksmith?
(a) She is tired.
(b) She is sick.
(c) She doesn't want to break a rule.
(d) She is scared.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What could happen to Reverend Father if he is caught teaching Florens?

2. How is the blacksmith different from other black men?

3. What physical problem is the worst for Florens as she heads for the blacksmith?

4. What did Jacob do to make money in the North?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Florens' mother go with her to the new farm?

2. How did D'Ortega come to be the way he is in the book?

3. What is strange about Lina's closest friendship?

4. What does Rebekka say was her main source of support when she was a new bride?

5. How is Jane described?

6. How does the Widow Ealing help Florens?

7. How did Rebekka's father feel about her as a young woman?

8. Why does Lina end up waiting in the woods for Florens?

9. What does Florens think about at night while heading to the blacksmith's house to comfort her?

10. What slightly offends Lina while Rebekka is in her fever?

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