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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Emily is their servant.
(c) That Emily has bewitched Joseph
(d) That Joseph is looking for a wife.

2. What are Joesph's cousins' response to the prospect of Emily living with Joseph as a lover?
(a) They are glad Joseph has found love.
(b) They threaten Joseph with disinheritance.
(c) They tell Joseph he is tainting the family name.
(d) They are derisive.

3. Why does Suzette return to Oreline's homestead?
(a) The family she went to cannot afford to keep her.
(b) To be at Clement's burial.
(c) To help Oreline with the birth of her newest child.
(d) To help care for Philomene.

4. Where had Joseph been during the days of slavery?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Alabama.
(c) France.
(d) California.

5. What does Philomene plan to do concerning Narcisse?
(a) Lie ot him.
(b) Curse him.
(c) Control him.
(d) Ignore him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Billes General Store located?

2. Why does Bet come into the store one day to talk to Emily?

3. Why does Joseph move Emily to a house that is isolated on a tract of land?

4. What do Narcisse and Oreline wait to tell Philomene until she is better?

5. Where does Philomene live now?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Elisabeth's encounter with a census taker.

2. What does Narcisse start building in Chapter 19?

3. What does Emily do in Chapter 31 that seems to indicate her relationship with Joseph is serious?

4. Why does Narcisse begin to hoard money and food?

5. In Chapter 31, what does Joseph request from Philomene concerning Emily?

6. What is an example of how the traditional roles on Oreline's farm become skewed?

7. How do Ferrier's caregivers know he is close to dying of yellow fever in Chapter 17?

8. In Chapter 27, what does Narcisse say Emily is to do concerning her education?

9. What is Philomene's vision when she is ill in Chapter 18?

10. In Chapter 23, what does Oreline ask of her husband concerning the war, and what is his response?

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