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

2. Why does Florens not know what certain events meant to her in her life?

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

4. How did Rebekka get sick?

5. Why does Florens wish Lina was with her as she heads to get the blacksmith?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Rebekka have no children?

3. How does the Widow Ealing help Florens?

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

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

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

7. How is Jane described?

8. What happens on the farm after Jacob dies?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Fox have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

How did the themes of slavery and freedom interconnect and move this plot along?

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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