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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What answer did Redbird give Alvin?
(a) The Maker invests emotionally into what he makes.
(b) The Maker is one with what he makes.
(c) The Maker is the one who is part of what he makes.
(d) The Maker must be a part of what he makes.

2. How far did Alvin sink in the ooze at the bottom of the second well?
(a) To his thighs.
(b) To his calves.
(c) To his waist.
(d) To his neck.

3. What was the difference between Cavil and Abraham?
(a) Abraham was more righteous.
(b) Abraham was a disciple of God.
(c) Abraham was a devoted servant of God.
(d) Abraham heard the voice of God.

4. What do men measure, according to Mistress Modesty?
(a) All of these.
(b) They take pleasure in a woman that is sure of herself.
(c) They take pleasure in the naturalness of a woman that's comfortable.
(d) They take pleasure in a woman that takes pleasure in their company.

5. What is it that a torch does?
(a) Looks into people's heartfires and sees their future.
(b) Looks into people's heartfires and sees their secrets and thoughts.
(c) Looks into the womb to see how the baby lays and whether it is in the right position to be born.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Peggy ask Mistress Modesty to stay with her?

2. What is Horace Guester's knack?

3. What did Alvin think when he 'saw' the fresh corpse beneath the soil?

4. What does Makepeace say in regards to Alvin?

5. What did Alvin first think when he saw the blacksmith?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the man that Peggy had been dancing with confused when Peggy stopped dancing?

2. Why wasn't Alvin able to beat back the Unmaker initially when it had started to snow?

3. Why do most people feel guilty when they hear the story of the Tippy Canoe Massacre?

4. What action shocked the traveling priest?

5. What was the difference between Hank and other dowsers?

6. Why wasn't Peggy as dressed up as some of the other girls at the ball?

7. How did he treat his slaves following the appearance of his visitor?

8. Why does Peggy not admire her father for helping Black slaves get north and free?

9. What did Cavil do that he felt was godly and righteous?

10. Why was the Berry's saying that this half white child was theirs was the best bet to ensure the child's survival?

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