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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 Senhora do that bothers Jacob?
(a) Hums.
(b) Beats the slaves.
(c) Swears.
(d) Talks all the time.

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

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

4. What skills does Lina say she had to hone to survive on the farm?
(a) Memory skills.
(b) House skills.
(c) Trust skills.
(d) Hermit skills.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jacob Vaark live?

2. What does Jacob tell D'Oretgas that he refuses to trade for money?

3. How often does Florens get to talk to Reverend Father?

4. How does Florens calm her fears while heading to get the blacksmith?

5. What vow did Lina take after living with the Vaarks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Florens feel about the task she is given after Jacob's death?

3. How does Jacob Vaark feel about the D'Ortegas, and why?

4. What does Lina teach Florens about men, and why?

5. What happens on the farm after Jacob dies?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Florens show proof that she is not breaking any laws while she is heading to the blacksmith's house?

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