2. What does Oreline say Philomene owes Oreline?
(a) A year for each year Oreline had Clement at the farm.
(b) Money for years of room and board.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Six months of work.

3. Who owns Billes General Store?
(a) Philomene.
(b) Yellow John.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Narcisse.

4. What does Philomene see Clement doing at the opening of Chapter 16?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Holding one of their daughters.
(d) Feeding a baby squirrel.

5. What happens to Philomene when she is ill?
(a) She puts a curse on Oreline.
(b) She has a vision.
(c) She goes blind.
(d) She forgives Oreline.

6. What makes it clear that the situation in the South is becoming serious at the opening of Chapter 22?
(a) Confederate money begins to circulate.
(b) More men are conscripted involuntarily.
(c) Women are recruited to sew uniforms.
(d) Men are being trained as spies.

7. What causes Clement to drown?
(a) He gets caught under a rock in the river.
(b) He is knocked unconscious by a sail boom.
(c) He is bitten by a snake.
(d) His horse throws him as they are crossing the river.

8. How many slaves must a man own in order to be draft exempt?
(a) At least 130.
(b) 20 or more.
(c) 5.
(d) No more than 50.

9. What does Emily admit concerning Elisabeth?
(a) Emily adored her.
(b) Emily was afraid of her censure.
(c) Emily was ashamed of her.
(d) Emily thought she was too harsh a disciplinarian.

10. What does Narcisse remove from a wall in his home when he plans to marry?
(a) A picture of Emily.
(b) Two muskets.
(c) A picture of his dead wife.
(d) A picture of Philomene.

11. What does Philomene feel as she makes a realization about Clement in Chapter 16?
(a) Despondent.
(b) Uncertain.
(c) Happy.
(d) Lucky.

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

13. With what mentality does Emily think the older women in her family live?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Rebellious.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Submissive.

14. Why does Joseph move Emily to a house that is isolated on a tract of land?
(a) He has married a white woman.
(b) He is worried about her safety.
(c) He is angry that she has been with another man.
(d) He thinks she is too uppity.

15. What do Joseph's cousins assume when they come to live with him and Emily?
(a) That Emily's family are all dead.
(b) That Joseph is looking for a wife.
(c) That Emily is their servant.
(d) That Emily has bewitched Joseph