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

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

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

4. With what does Philomene say her family's lives are filled?
(a) Optimism.
(b) Unusual good luck.
(c) Bad luck.
(d) Hard work.

5. What happens to Elisabeth in Chapter 34?
(a) Oreline takes her into Oreline's home.
(b) She has a stroke and is bedridden.
(c) She is given a surprise party.
(d) She dies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Narcisse say Oreline has to do because of financial difficulties?

3. Why does Suzette return to Oreline's homestead?

4. Why is Narcisse better off than some plantation owners?

5. Where does Philomene live now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Narcisse tell Oreline has to be done after Ferrier's death concerning the slaves and what does she decide about Clement?

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

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

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

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

6. To whom is Gerant married, and what is his stipulation about working with the family?

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

8. What does Emily admit to Bet about Emily's feelings concerning Elisabeth?

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

10. Who becomes ill in Chapter 18, and who takes care of them?

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