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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Joseph's barn burned?
(a) The cows have hoof and mouth.
(b) Because Joseph plans to marry Emily.
(c) Because Joseph is living with Emily.
(d) Because the pigs have a disease.

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

3. What does Philomene realize as she see Clement in Chapter 16?
(a) He is the kindest man she's ever known.
(b) This is the realization of her vision from long ago.
(c) He is sad about their dead son.
(d) He will do anything to keep his family happy.

4. Upon whose largesse does Philomene say her family depends?
(a) Eugene.
(b) Oreline.
(c) Justice.
(d) Narcisse.

5. What number child is Emily pregnant with in Chapter 34?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

6. Who is Antoine Morat?
(a) The magistrate.
(b) A man just moved to the area from France.
(c) Joseph's business partner.
(d) The last person who owned Elisabeth.

7. What is one fact that Bet reminds Emily of about Narcisse?
(a) That he cheated the freed slaves.
(b) That he sold Bet's father away from the family.
(c) That he will never marry a negro.
(d) That he has been good to the family.

8. Who does Joseph think has cheated him?
(a) His uncle.
(b) A former slave owner.
(c) A judge in California.
(d) His brothers.

9. Who does Emily invite home for dinner in the beginning of Chapter 31?
(a) A new blacksmith in town.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Gerant.
(d) Yellow John.

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

11. What does Philomene want Joseph to do in Chapter 33?
(a) Take better care of Emily.
(b) Give more attention to his children.
(c) Not be ashamed to take Emily in public.
(d) Give more money to helping former slaves.

12. Where does Philomene live now?
(a) In a room the kitchen in Oreline's new home.
(b) In a tiny shack near the fields.
(c) In a room in the barn.
(d) The same place she has always lived.

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

14. What is the main goal Philomene and Oreline have while Valery is gone?
(a) To buy back all the slaves that were sold.
(b) To protect the children.
(c) To produce enough cotton for uniforms.
(d) To protect the farm from marauders.

15. What is the significance of Valery's age regarding the war?
(a) He is exempt from serving in the military.
(b) There is nothing significant about Valery's age.
(c) He is too young to command a company.
(d) He is only allowed to be with the medical corps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Narcisse's response to the increasingly unstable conditions in Chapter 22?

2. With whom does Narcisse say Suzette can be placed?

3. Who owns Billes General Store?

4. With what does Philomene say her family's lives are filled?

5. Who does Elisabeth encounter one day and feed him leftovers?

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