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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 was Sorrow given before her father died?

2. What crops do the D'Ortegas grow?

3. Who does Rebekka say will cure her?

4. What did Minha Mae always want to make Florens understand?

5. What strange thing do Willard and Scully see after Jacob's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about how Florens writes what she chooses to write about?

2. How was Sorrow raised?

3. How does Sorrow act after her child is born?

4. Why does Sorrow want to run away?

5. What does Mina Mae say about her ship voyage?

6. How does Rebekka change in her treatment of Willard and Scully after Jacob dies?

7. What was different about Florens after her trip to the blacksmith's house?

8. How are Willard and Scully different from the other slaves on the Vaark farm?

9. Why did Minha Mae not like when Florens wore shoes?

10. How does Florens describe Rebekka after she recovers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes, and how does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

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