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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. Where did the spirit Aza first see Mama Aza?

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

3. What does the woman spirit tell Annis to call her?

4. Where are Annis and the other slaves housed after they arrive in New Orleans?

5. What was the first weapon Annis ever held?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who were Annis's grandparents and how did they become slaves?

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

4. What does Annis notice on the wall where she and the others are confined and what does she etch?

5. Who is Annis's father?

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

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

8. How does Safi escape?

9. Why does Annis's mother take her to a clearing around a lightning-burnt tree?

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

Annis is thrown in the hole because the husband of the lady makes advances. What does Annis learn from being thrown into the hole?

Essay Topic 2

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Ward use chapter titles in Let Us Descend?

Essay Topic 3

Annis gathers mushrooms when the man is sick. What moral dilemma does she face and why when she goes to gather mushrooms?

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