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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many including Annis follow the thin woman?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. From what surprising place did Mama Aza teach Sasha mushrooms could sprout from?
(a) Moss.
(b) Decomposing leaves.
(c) Insects.
(d) Manure.

3. What do They Who Take and Give call Annis?
(a) Burrowing owl.
(b) Gopher.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Hare.

4. What wakes Annis, Esther, Mary, and Cora at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) The lady wailing.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Shouting outside.

5. What color is the sugar bowl the lady uses?
(a) White edged in pink.
(b) White edged in lavender.
(c) White edged in yellow.
(d) White edged in blue.

6. Where did Safi have a mole?
(a) On her lips.
(b) On her forehead.
(c) On her right cheek.
(d) On her left cheek.

7. What color mushroom does Annis look for to heal the man from yellow fever?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Cream.
(d) Red.

8. How many times does the lady's mother slap her when she tells her daughter it is time for the harvest?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. How many are weeding when everyone is sent to the fields in Chapter 8?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

10. How many hands drag Emil off to be punished when he breaks a hatchet?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

11. What does Mary kill for breakfast the first morning Annis is at the thin woman's plantation?
(a) Turtle.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Snake.
(d) Squirrel.

12. What do Annis's people do with the Water when they die?
(a) Rest.
(b) Swim.
(c) Chant.
(d) Sing.

13. What symptoms of yellow fever did Esther's family have?
(a) Delirium.
(b) Nausea and vomiting.
(c) Yellow skin and eyes.
(d) Bleeding.

14. In Chapter 9 after eating rabbit and mushrooms, what taste does Annis long for?
(a) Sage.
(b) Salt.
(c) Parsley.
(d) Rosemary.

15. Where does Annis slice herself when she tries to scrabble up past the stakes when she is first put in the hole?
(a) Cheek, hand, and side.
(b) Shoulder and forearm.
(c) Arm, calf, and side of her face.
(d) Ankle and thigh.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mary and Esther come to the lady's plantation?

2. What does Annis do with water used to wash the husband's body after it is moved from the bedroom?

3. Besides despair, what did They Who Take and Give show Annis that the slaves had running through them?

4. When Mama Aza and her soldier fled, how many nights did they run before they wre caught?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Annis bring for Cora to cook to eat?

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