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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Madame Derbanne chastise at the beginning of the book?
(a) Gerasime.
(b) Monsieur Derbanne.
(c) Elisabeth.
(d) Narcisse.

3. What would happen if Suzette and Nicholas marry?
(a) Nicholas would be sold.
(b) Suzette would be sold to the plantation where Nicholas lives.
(c) Any children they have would be considered slaves.
(d) Nicholas would automatically become a slave.

4. What is Suzette about to do at the opening to Chapter 2?
(a) Be confirmed.
(b) Meet a boy on a neighboring plantation.
(c) Steal a few coins.
(d) Run away.

5. In Chapter 8, what do Gerasime and Elisabeth say they will not do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Curse God.
(c) Seek a new mate.
(d) Leave the plantation alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, with whom does Eugene move in?

2. Upon how many different plantations do Suzette's family members live in Chapter 9?

3. What does Garasime say is attached to the slaves after the assessors come?

4. Why do the lives of the slaves improve in the time leading up to their being sold?

5. Of what does Narcisse's wife die?

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