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

2. How does Florens calm her fears while heading to get the blacksmith?
(a) She sings songs.
(b) She remembers her mother.
(c) She writes a book.
(d) She thinks of her lover.

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

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

5. How does Rebekka know she is ill?
(a) She has sores in her mouth.
(b) She gets a rash.
(c) She is tired.
(d) Her hair is falling out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Florens say is a good sign from ancestors?

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

4. What is Florens doing at the beginning of the book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens on the farm after Jacob dies?

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

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

9. What is confusing in the dialogue at the beginning of the book?

10. How does the Widow Ealing help Florens?

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