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

2. Where does Narcisse decide to send Emily for more education?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New Orleans.

3. How old is Emily when Valery leaves to join the war effort?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

4. 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 farm from marauders.
(c) To produce enough cotton for uniforms.
(d) To protect the children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mina?

2. What do Joseph's cousins assume when they come to live with him and Emily?

3. What does Philomene plan to do concerning Narcisse?

4. What makes it clear that the situation in the South is becoming serious at the opening of Chapter 22?

5. Where is Billes General Store located?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Narcisse say he worries about concerning Emily?

3. What does Narcisse start building in Chapter 19?

4. What is the argument between Oreline and Philomene about who owes whom in Chapter 24?

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

6. What do the Union armies start doing, and what is Philomene's response?

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

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

9. In Chapter 31, what does narration say about Joseph's life so far?

10. How does Philomene feel about the lives of her family?

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