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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. How does Florens describe Rebekka?

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

3. What was Rebekka doing when she was threatened by an animal?

4. From what disease does Jacob die?

5. What does Reverend Father teach Florens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Florens traded to Vaark?

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

3. How does the Widow Ealing help Florens?

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

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

6. What happens on the farm after Jacob dies?

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

8. How does Jacob change, and what causes these changes?

9. How is Jane described?

10. What does Florens think about at night while heading to the blacksmith's house to comfort her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Rebekka change after her illness, and what do you think caused these changes? Please cite information from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Toni Morrison. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets, and how does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

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