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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 are the D'Oretgas known for?
(a) Their greed.
(b) Their cruelty.
(c) Their riches.
(d) Their intelligence.

2. How does Lina act around the other slaves?
(a) She keeps to herself.
(b) She is arrogant.
(c) She is kind and loving.
(d) She flirts with the men.

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

4. Why does Florens say Rebekka sometimes slaps her slaves?
(a) To put them in their place.
(b) To vent frustration.
(c) To protect them.
(d) To teach them.

5. What does a boy in the forest offer Florens as she is heading for the blacksmith?
(a) Tobacco chew.
(b) A book.
(c) Some food.
(d) A canteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Florens a slate on which to write?

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

3. What language is minha mae?

4. How does Rebekka feel about her marriage to Jacob?

5. What did Jacob build for his new bride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the boy in the forest do for Florens as she is heading for the black smith?

2. Why does Rebekka have no children?

3. How does the Widow Ealing help Florens?

4. Where does Rebekka find her biggest source of faith, and why does she think this is strange?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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