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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Narcisse slightly in awe of Philomene?
(a) Her ability to wrap her father around her finger.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her glimpses.
(d) Her beauty.

2. What upsets Oreline about her aunt's actions to get money?
(a) That she is trying to get Oreline to marry a wealthy gambler.
(b) That she won't sell some of the fallow acres.
(c) That she sold Palmire's children.
(d) That she is flirting with a man of dubious reputation.

3. What does Eugene Daurat do that many of his family do not?
(a) Speak English.
(b) Live part-time in France.
(c) Go to an Anglican church.
(d) Fox hunts.

4. What is Narcisse's response to the increasingly unstable conditions in Chapter 22?
(a) He begins to hoard food and money.
(b) He asks Oreline to marry him.
(c) He sells more slaves.
(d) He decides to enlist.

5. What does Philomene glimpse as the cause of Clement's death?
(a) Broken neck.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Old age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Madame Derbanne chastise at the beginning of the book?

2. What happens to Oreline's son in 1862?

3. What does Oreline tell Suzette when Oreline arrives on account of Francoise's death?

4. What is returned to Tessier that keeps him from selling Clement to Narcisse?

5. Why does Suzette return to Oreline's homestead?

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