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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. Why does Miss Hannah get upset with Mama?

2. What does the Ladies' Intelligence Society buy after the war?

3. Who is Lucien?

4. What are Friendship albums?

5. Who is Daisy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character spends his days drinking?

2. Why does Mr. Ben become Ben Daisy?

3. Why does Mama start seeing white patients at her hospital?

4. How does Mr. Ben die?

5. What happened to Mama's sister?

6. Who is Elizabeth?

7. How does Mama kick Libertie out of the house?

8. Why does Mama get sent dry seahorses?

9. Whose grave does Libertie tend to?

10. How does Mr. Ben get to Mama's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's relationship to Haiti. What does she think of Haiti when she first arrives? Does this relationship change throughout her time there? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of trauma. Who in the novel deals with trauma, and in what ways do they manage, challenge, or heal from it?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's letters to the woman in the river. Why does she write these letters? What purpose do they serve for her, and is this a helpful practice?

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