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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand did Esther's grandmother and mother have on their cheeks?
(a) T.
(b) X.
(c) Z.
(d) M.

2. Where does Emil go to fetch the thin lady's husband?
(a) Shreveport.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Birmingham.

3. What does Cora say is the best to eat when they can get it?
(a) Crocodile.
(b) Goose.
(c) Deer.
(d) Alligator.

4. How many wagons are for loading the cane?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

6. What does Annis liken the song to that she hears in the night at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Leftovers in a skillet.
(b) Warm corn bread.
(c) Sweet summer berries.
(d) Crust of pie around the edges of a pan.

7. How is Emil punished for breaking a hatchet?
(a) Beaten with a hickory switch.
(b) Kicked and thrown into the hole.
(c) Beaten with a whip.
(d) Shackled to a stake overnight.

8. How old does Annis think the housemaids, Esther and Mary, are?
(a) Late teens.
(b) Not yet in their twenties.
(c) 17 and 19.
(d) 16 and 18.

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

10. Who did Camille leave behind when she was sold?
(a) A husband and a son.
(b) A daughter.
(c) A husband and a daughter.
(d) A son.

11. Where did Sasha try to run with Annis long ago?
(a) The woods.
(b) Illinois.
(c) The Great Swamp.
(d) Michigan.

12. What does the thin lady's husband ask Annis for as he tries to grab her?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Wine.

13. Where do the lady and her mother eat on the first day of harvest?
(a) Front porch.
(b) Front room.
(c) Dining room.
(d) Kitchen.

14. Who are yelled at when Annis and the others have to work in the fields?
(a) 3 children.
(b) A crippled man and a crippled woman.
(c) A woman and her children.
(d) Two older men and a girl.

15. What is the song about that Annis hears in the night after several days of weeding?
(a) St. Malo.
(b) The woods.
(c) A lover.
(d) Freedom.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the harvest, what color horses do the bosses and hands ride?

3. What can Annis smell when she is thrown on the pantry floor after being taken out of the hole?

4. What was the name of the leader of the place where Esther's grandmother came from?

5. From what surprising place did Mama Aza teach Sasha mushrooms could sprout from?

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