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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Narcisse's wife die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) Rabies.
(c) Cholera.
(d) T.B.

2. How old is Elisabeth when the census is being taken?
(a) 97.
(b) 85.
(c) 80.
(d) 72.

3. Why does Bet come into the store one day to talk to Emily?
(a) Emily asks her to help her with a display.
(b) Philomene sends Bet there to cheer up Emily.
(c) Bet is bored at home.
(d) Bet likes one of the clerks.

4. What does Francoise worry about concerning Oreline?
(a) That she will never have children.
(b) That she will marry Eugene.
(c) That she will join a convent as she has threatened.
(d) That she will never marry.

5. Why do the lives of the slaves improve in the time leading up to their being sold?
(a) Oreline demands that the overseer treat them better.
(b) They want the slaves to look good for the sale.
(c) The cruel overseer has been sold.
(d) A new overseer has been hired.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children has Narcisse fathered over recent years?

2. What is said of Valery Houbre's children?

3. What is Valery Houbre's occupation?

4. How does Oreline justify not talking to Philomene about Clement?

5. What number child is Emily pregnant with in Chapter 34?

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