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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. How many fires are lit the first night that Annis and Safi stop on their journey south with the Georgia Man?

2. Who rescues Annis when she is finishing making her sire's bed, and he comes into the room?

3. What does Annis etch on the wall after she notices the other etchings?

4. What does Annis offer to do for Safi when Annis notices she is trying to work her ropes loose?

5. In Chapter 6, what is a woman calling who wakes Annis in the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is done to try to make Annis and the others easier to sell, and how effective are the things that are done?

2. What does Annis say the first day she is taken to the pen to be sold to avoid becoming a fancy girl?

3. How are Safi and Annis taken south?

4. When was the last time that Sasha spoke to Aza?

5. Where are Annis and the other slaves taken when they get to New Orleans?

6. How does Annis show Safi her bees?

7. How does Annis know how to swim, and how does she use what she knows to ford a river?

8. What encounter does Annis have with the woman she has been seeing on the march south?

9. Who comforts Annis after her mother is sold?

10. What does the spirit Aza know about what happened to Annis's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Let Us Descend, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? What role do these characters play in Let Us Descend and how do they support or hinder Annis? When there is conflict, what role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Ward use personification in Let Us Descend? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place or places where a story happens. In what places does Let Us Descend take place? How does Annis feel about the various settings and why?

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