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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Suzette about to do at the opening to Chapter 2?

2. What does Elisabeth know about Suzette and Nicholas in Chapter 2?

3. What would happen if Suzette and Nicholas marry?

4. How much time has passed in Chapter 7 since Chapter 6?

5. What does Suzette say about the relationship between Doralise and Philippe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What remark does Suzette make concerning Doralise's relationship with Eugene?

2. What does Oreline say upon learning of Suzette's pregnancy, and what is Suzette's response?

3. What does Joseph Ferrier agree to do after Suzette talks to Oreline in Chapter 14?

4. How does Elisabeth treat Suzette after Suzette gives birth to Gerant?

5. What does the overseer announce to Francoise one day?

6. What does Elisabeth urge Philomene to tell Clement?

7. What does Narcisse ask Tessier concerning Clement?

8. Why does Francoise arrange a marriage for Oreline?

9. What does Suzette say about her family after the slave auction?

10. What is Suzette's job in the household, and how does that affect her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Cane River and what they foreshadow. How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Cane River would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Cane River fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Cane River belongs to the historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the historical fiction genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a historical fiction and a science fiction novel or a mystery?

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