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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 does Elisabeth encounter one day and feed him leftovers?
(a) A white preacher.
(b) An elderly black man who remembers Africa.
(c) Her son that she was forced to leave behind years earlier.
(d) A young woman who knows Clement.

2. What last name does Elisabeth choose?
(a) Jones.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Smith.

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

4. What is the significance of the dinner for Emily and her guest?
(a) It is Suzette's birthday.
(b) It is the anniversary of the ending of the civil war.
(c) It is Emily's birthday.
(d) It signifies that she and her guest are in an official relationship.

5. Why does Bet come into the store one day to talk to Emily?
(a) Emily asks her to help her with a display.
(b) Bet likes one of the clerks.
(c) Bet is bored at home.
(d) Philomene sends Bet there to cheer up Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what concession is Gerant willing to work any amount asked of him?

2. What causes Clement to drown?

3. Where does Philomene live now?

4. What happens to Philomene when she is ill?

5. What does Elisabeth notice when she is telling the census taker about the women of the household?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Angelite say about a young man who is interested in marrying her?

2. What do Narcisse, Antoine Morat and Joseph Ferrier who come to visit Joseph tell him?

3. Why does Philomene send Bet to Joseph's store where Emily is working?

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

5. In Chapter 25, what does Yellow John say about Clement's fate?

6. What does Narcisse start building in Chapter 19?

7. What does Philomene name her daughter by Narcisse, and what does she say about the daughter?

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

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

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

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