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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 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.

2. What did Rebekka not like about Summer in Virginia?
(a) The bugs.
(b) The animals.
(c) The humidity.
(d) The heat.

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

4. Where did Rebekka meet Lina?
(a) Virginia.
(b) A train station.
(c) At sea.
(d) Washington D.C.

5. What did Jacob do to make money in the North?
(a) Wrote.
(b) Farmed.
(c) Traded.
(d) Taught.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the D'Oretgas known for?

2. Why couldn't Lina save her family?

3. What does Lina sense when she first sees the blacksmith and Florens?

4. What does Florens say is good about working iron?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Jane described?

3. Why does Florens have a hard time with Lina when she first goes to the Vaark Farm?

4. How does the Widow Ealing help Florens?

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

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

7. How were Rebekka's ideas of religion changed when she came to Virginia?

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

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

10. What happens to Florens at Widow Ealing's house?

(see the answer keys)

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