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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacob do to make money in the North?

2. Where does Jacob Vaark live?

3. What did Rebekka have to learn from the locals before understanding them?

4. Where does Florens live at the beginning of the book?

5. What do some spirits supposedly guide?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rebekka say was her main source of support when she was a new bride?

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

4. What slightly offends Lina while Rebekka is in her fever?

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

6. What do the Ney brothers do to Florens and Lina?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity and discrimination are two major and related themes in this book. Where do these themes appear, and how do they work together to propel the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme, and how did that pursuit affect the characters involved?

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