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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Thisbee taken when she nearly drowns?
(a) The commissary.
(b) Her parents' home.
(c) The back porch.
(d) Madame Sylvie's sitting room.

2. At the end of Book 2, Chapter 1, what special word do Pearce and Byron agree on using?
(a) Wine.
(b) Book.
(c) Cane.
(d) Rum.

3. In Book 1, Chapter X, how long ago did Sylvie hope that Juliette and Lucien would marry?
(a) 29 years.
(b) 28 years.
(c) 27 years.
(d) 30 years.

4. In Book 1, Chapter V, how many times was Lily whipped after it was learned she was pregnant?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

5. How far is the Lavender Plantation from Let Petit Cottage?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 4 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

6. How old is Sylvie in Book 1, Chapter I?
(a) 79.
(b) 82.
(c) 80.
(d) 76.

7. When Lucien married his fifth wife, how many children did he think they would have?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. Where did Jane's nanny go after Jane's father died?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Houma.
(d) Batn Rouge.

9. In Book 2, Chapter X, how many years has it been since Rosalie has seen her mother?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

10. What does Sylvie say that she saw Pearce do when Jane started disrobing at the pond?
(a) Linger.
(b) Cover his eyes.
(c) Turn his back.
(d) Run.

11. After doing what does Sylvie fall asleep in her chair in Book 1, Chapter III?
(a) Embroidering.
(b) Playing solitaire.
(c) Reading.
(d) Having a snack.

12. How long after Rosalie told Lucien about Jesse and Byron was she sent to the school for poor and colored girls?
(a) Within the week.
(b) About 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

13. How long after Byron was born did Lucien's fifth wife die?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 2 months.

14. What did Lucien do when he caught Byron and Jesse together with their pants down?
(a) Killed him.
(b) Sold him.
(c) Worked him to death.
(d) Beat him.

15. How old was Pearce when he was given to a childless couple of means?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Thisbee's oldest sister in Book 2, Chapter XVI?

2. Where does Pearce say that his father's grandfather came from?

3. What are the names of Thisbe's parents?

4. Where does Lucien tell his mother that Rosalie will be working now that she is home?

5. How far is the cookhouse from the back of the house?

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