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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 Emmanuel?

2. Who is Bishop Chase?

3. Who slips a note under Libertie's door?

4. Who is Ella?

5. What event does Libertie plan for the summer after her first year at college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who teaches Libertie to swim?

2. Who dies on Libertie's wedding day?

3. What event does Libertie plan for the Graces?

4. Who is Madeline Grady?

5. Who are the Graces?

6. Who does Louisa say Libertie talks about a lot?

7. Who is Emmanuel?

8. What is a Tom Thumb wedding?

9. Who is Ella?

10. What gift does Libertie bring back for Bishop Chase?

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 in which you explore the role of the Civil War in the novel. How does the war effect Libertie and her community? How does she spend the years of the war, and what does this time teach her?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Mama's approach to her work in medicine. What kind of doctor is she, and what does she manage or hope to teach Libertie about the profession?

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