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

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

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

4. Where did Rebekka's main faith lie?
(a) Love.
(b) Her heart.
(c) Nature.
(d) The past.

5. What animal is Florens most worried about while heading to get the blacksmith?
(a) Rats.
(b) Jaguars.
(c) Boars.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lina worry about after Jacob's death?

3. Who rescued Lina when she was younger?

4. Why doesn't Florens want to accept what a boy in the woods offers her when she is heading for the blacksmith?

5. Why does Lina not like the Vaark house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Jacob to be so confused before his death?

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

3. Why do Lina's ideas about the protecting spirits not comfort Florens while heading to the blacksmith's house?

4. How did Florens feel about the Vaark Farm when she first arrived there?

5. How does Florens feel when she finally arrives at the blacksmith's house?

6. How does Jacob change, and what causes these changes?

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

8. How does Lina try to honor her culture in her situation?

9. What is Florens sent to do when Jacob dies, and why?

10. How is Jane described?

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