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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. For what medicinal purpose can dead-man's fingers be used?

2. How many days does the lady locked herself in the room with her dead husband?

3. What do the dead rats bring if they are not burned?

4. Who eats dinner with the thin lady at the plantation?

5. Where did Safi have a mole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory of running does Annis have after she buries her hair?

2. What is the plantation like where the lady lives?

3. Why does the lady's husband stay in New Orleans most of the time?

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

5. What is the hole like?

6. How did Esther's parents die?

7. How is the sugar cane harvested?

8. Where did Esther's grandmother live, and what happened to her and the people in the settlement?

9. How are rats rooted out of the fields?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in a novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in Let Us Descend?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation in Let Us Descend? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in conversations? What descriptive dialogue tags Ward used, especially in the first conversation Annis has with Bastian? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

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