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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 is Daisy?

2. Why does Mama stop imagining new cures?

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

4. Why is Ben Daisy depressed at the end of his life?

5. Who does Libertie not enjoy examining at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Mr. Ben die?

5. What is the Ladies' Intelligence Society?

6. Whose grave does Libertie tend to?

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

8. Who is Daisy?

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

10. Who makes Friendship albums?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Libertie and Mama. What is this relationship like, and how does it change throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Libertie's relationship with Louisa and Experience. What is this relationship like, and how does Libertie fit into it?

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