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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. Who does the narrator see raise a man from the dead?

2. Why does Mama install a curtain in the waiting room of her hospital?

3. What type of flower does Ben Daisy ask Libertie for?

4. Why do white women reject Libertie?

5. What does Libertie write on Mama's behalf?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mama stop her proving project?

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

4. Who is Elizabeth?

5. Whose grave does Libertie tend to?

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

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

8. Where does Libertie get into college?

9. Why does Libertie eat yarrow?

10. What secret does Mama make Libertie keep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the story of Ben Daisy. Who is he, and in what ways does he have a profound impact on Libertie and Mama?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the Ladies' Intelligence Society. What is this, and what effect does it have on both Libertie and Mama?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the theme of colorism in the novel. Where and how do instances of colorism show up in the novel? What impact does it have on Libertie in particular?

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