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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 in Esther's family died of yellow fever?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

2. What would Nan eat when she was pregnant and her belly would grow?
(a) Roots.
(b) Clay.
(c) Bark.
(d) Leaves.

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

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

5. Where is the body of the lady's dead husband carried on the fourth day after his death?
(a) Back porch.
(b) Side porch.
(c) Verandah.
(d) Front parlor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aza say that Safi heard in her dreams?

2. How many wagons are for loading the cane?

3. How many rabbits does Esther's brother want Annis to take back for his sister?

4. Where do the lady and her mother eat on the first day of harvest?

5. How drowsy is Annis when she is removed from the hole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What wakes Annis and the others at the end of Chapter 9?

2. Where do the lady and her mother eat at the end of Chapter 10, and what conversation to they have?

3. How does the lady's mother get her to tend to the harvest?

4. Where does the lady go after she buys Annis?

5. What does Annis realize that Aza wants from her?

6. What does Aza tell Annis happens to the dead?

7. What wakens Annis in the night at the end of Chapter 8?

8. What does Annis see in a dream when she is in the hole?

9. What encounter does Annis have with Bastian, Esther's brother?

10. What do Annis and the others eat in the morning in Chapter 9?

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