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

2. What is the name of the thin woman's manservant?

3. In Chapter 10, how long does the lady sit cradling her her husband's body?

4. What is the song about that Annis hears in the night after several days of weeding?

5. Who wakes Annis the morning after she is released from the hole?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Annis learn about the lady?

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

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

7. What does Cora tell Annis about when Mary and Esther came to the lady's plantation?

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

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

10. What happens to Emil when he damages a hatchet?

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

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Let Us Descend? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters, especially Annis? How does the point of view help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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