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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who buys Gerant?
(a) Jacques.
(b) Eugene.
(c) No one wants him.
(d) Oreline.

2. Upon how many different plantations do Suzette's family members live in Chapter 9?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

3. What does the overseer recommend in Chapter 6 in order for Francoise to get some needed cash?
(a) Rotate among more crops.
(b) Plant cotton in more of the acreage.
(c) Find a wealthy man to marry.
(d) Sell some slaves.

4. What is the year at the opening of Cane River?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1834.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1907.

5. To whom is Eugene Daurat related?
(a) No one else who appears in the novel.
(b) Gerasime.
(c) The Derbannes.
(d) Elisabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What upsets Oreline about her aunt's actions to get money?

2. What is Elisabeth's job at the plantation?

3. What is Suzette about to do at the opening to Chapter 2?

4. What is a major event that happens to Louis at the opening of Chapter 6?

5. What does Suzette do to Madame Derbanne's favorite roses the next morning after the opening of Cane River?

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