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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. What does Mama keep in a jar?
(a) Dead flowers.
(b) Her sister's necklace.
(c) Her sister's braids.
(d) Mayo.

2. Who starts annoying everyone at Mama's house?
(a) Mama.
(b) Lenore.
(c) Libertie.
(d) Mr. Ben.

3. How does Miss Hannah come to Mama's?
(a) Via plane.
(b) In a coffin.
(c) Via train.
(d) Via car.

4. Who does Libertie not enjoy examining at the hospital?
(a) Pregnant women.
(b) White men.
(c) Black women.
(d) White women.

5. What does Elizabeth say about Mama as a child?
(a) She was smart.
(b) She was pretty.
(c) She was wild.
(d) She was quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Libertie start writing letters and poems to?

2. Who is Mama jealous of?

3. Who starts coming to Mama's during the war?

4. What street does Libertie live on?

5. What was the first gift Mama gave to Libertie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mama get sent dry seahorses?

2. Why do people in town stop talking to Mama?

3. Who is Elizabeth?

4. Why does Libertie eat yarrow?

5. How does Mr. Ben die?

6. What does Mama keep in a jar on the mantlepiece?

7. Which character spends his days drinking?

8. What does Mama want to open after the war?

9. Who is Miss Hannah?

10. Why does Mr. Ben become Ben Daisy?

(see the answer keys)

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