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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 freed Florence's mother from slavery?
(a) A governor
(b) Abraham Lincoln
(c) Southern troops
(d) Nothern troops

2. What does Gabriel use to whip Roy?
(a) A towel
(b) A belt
(c) A rope
(d) A switch

3. What does John's father call white people?
(a) Repressed
(b) Wicked and deceitful
(c) Loving and kind
(d) Disillusioned

4. What kind of black person does Florence claim to hate?
(a) Uncle Toms
(b) Gollywogs
(c) Uppity niggers
(d) Common niggers

5. What color does Florence's husband say is pretty?
(a) Green
(b) Red
(c) White
(d) Black

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Florence denied by her mother?

2. What was the name of Gabriel's first wife?

3. What does Florence claim she uses for her husband's sake?

4. Who stops Gabriel from whipping Roy?

5. Who does Florence kneel with at the altar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Florence regret about her relationship with Frank?

2. What brings Elizabeth out of her thoughts?

3. What convinced Florence to move north?

4. How did Elizabeth meet Gabriel?

5. How did Gabriel react when he heard one of the preachers joke about Deborah's rape?

6. How did Gabriel try to get Esther out of his life when she fell pregnant?

7. Why is John denied such pleasures as dancing?

8. Why is Gabriel's past important to John?

9. Why was Richard arrested?

10. What happened to Elizabeth when she was eight years old?

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