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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. What man does Mama kick out of her house?

2. Who does Elizabeth bring to Mama's?

3. What college does Libertie get into?

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

5. Who is Lucien?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Hannah?

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

4. What is the Ladies' Intelligence Society?

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

6. Why is Libertie disliked by white women at the hospital?

7. What is Mama's profession?

8. Why does Mama get sent dry seahorses?

9. What happened to Mama's sister?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's relationship with Emmanuel's family. What is this relationship like, and how does it affect her?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the various settings of the book. Choose one particular setting and describe its significance to the characters and the story as a whole. Why is this setting important to the novel? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's time at college. What does she learn while she is there?

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